Coffee in West Java has deep roots going back to the early 1700s, before it was even called Java, when the first coffee seedlings arrived through trade with India. This is why coffee is sometimes referred to by the nickname Java. Back when it all began, Java was called Batavia, thus the name of this specific coffee. Java is legendary when it comes to coffee, as it was the first origin to widely cultivate coffee outside of Ethiopia and Arabia.

This lot grew on the outskirts of the Javan town of Bandung. This region of Java is called Preanger. The mountains here range in elevation from 3900 to 4600 feet above sea level. The soil is black and fertile and the climate temperate, making it ideal for growing great Arabic coffee. Javan coffee is famous for drawing high prices as an essential component of one of the world’s oldest coffee blends, Mocha Java, a blend of Mocha coffee from Yemen and Java coffee from Indonesia.

Various smallholder farmers (less than 5 acres) contributed to this lot that consists of both Typica and Ateng varietals. The Typica varietal was first introduced to Java by the Dutch, although an island wide bout of leaf rust devastated most of the original Typica plants in the 1800s. The Ateng varietal in this lot is interesting as it comes from the Timor Hybrid cross between Arabica and Robusta coffees.

Experience over three centuries of coffee history in our West Java Blue Batavia, grown by dedicated smallholder farmers in the fertile volcanic soils of Java’s Preanger mountains. This legendary coffee honors the region that made “Java” synonymous with coffee itself, delivering classic Indonesian character with bold notes of dark chocolate, cedar, and tobacco, complemented by subtle citrus undertones and a distinctive black tea finish. Semi-washed processing creates a clean, medium-bodied cup that’s unapologetically earthy and timelessly complex – this is authentic Indonesian coffee at its finest, offering a taste of the legendary beans that helped define coffee culture around the world.