INDONESIAN SPECIALTY COFFEES, THE COFFEES EVERYONE CAN ENJOY
Indonesia is one of the world’s top coffee producers, can you tell us more about it?
As the 4th largest coffee producers, Indonesia contributes around 7% of world coffee production. The total area of Indonesia's coffee plantations is approximately 1.24 million hectares that are spread widely not only in Java island, but also in Sumatera, Sulawesi, Bali, East Nusa Tenggara, and Papua. Indonesia’s average coffee bean production is around 639 thousand tons per year.
Apart from coffee beans, Indonesia also produces various processed coffee products which are dominated by processed coffee products based on instant coffee, coffee extracts, essences, and concentrates which spread to countries in the ASEAN region, China, and the United Arab Emirates.
What are the particularities of Indonesian coffee?
Indonesian coffee is well-known for its specialty coffee. Thousands of Islands, the geographical position, and the coffee processing after being harvested have given Indonesia’s coffee their characteristics based on their geographical indications. The coffee produced has a distinctive taste that is the advantage of each producing region. Some Indonesian coffees that are well-known in the world are Aceh Gayo, Mandailing, Lampung, Preanger Java, Ijen Java, Bali Kintamani, Toraja, Flores Bajawa, and Papua Wamena. The names derive from the geographical locations where the coffee beans come. Even the mentioned coffees produced in other regions, the coffees will not have a similar taste with those from their origins.
What are the best Indonesian Coffee Beans?
It is not easy to choose which Indonesian coffee beans are the best. As mentioned before, each Indonesian coffee has its characteristics based on their geographical indications. Coffee beans originated from Java have a good, heavy body, with a lasting finish and herbaceous aroma. Coffee from Bali is sweeter than other Indonesian coffees, with nut and citrus aroma. Coffee from Sulawesi is good, sweet, with warm spices aroma. The ones from Flores have a heavy body, sweetness, with chocolate and tobacco aroma. While from Papua, the coffee has a heavy body with chocolate, earth, and spicy aroma. So, Indonesian specialty coffees can meet everybody’s taste.
What is the state of Indonesian coffee exports?
Indonesia's coffee export trend in the last five years has increased by an average of 1.14% per year. The average production of Indonesian coffee is 639 thousand tons per year with the composition of it is around 72.84% arabica coffee and 27.16% robusta coffee.
Based on the type, there is an increase in exports of processed coffee products by 20.04% that is exported to countries in the ASEAN region, China, and the United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the Indonesian specialty coffees are exported to several countries in the European Union, the United States, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, and Egypt.
Quote: In your opinion, what is in store (wish) for Indonesian coffee?
Despite of being coffee producer, Indonesia is also a coffee consuming country whose consumption levels continue to increase every year. As drinking coffee becomes a lifestyle around the world, we hope that Indonesian specialty coffee is even more competitive in the international market. So, when people are traveling around the world, they can just come to a coffee shop and sip a cup or two of Indonesian specialty coffee. By doing so, not only do they taste the uniqueness of Indonesian specialty coffee, but also scent and taste the aroma of the Indonesian archipelago; simply by having a cup of Java.