Coffee and Caffeine FAQ

I live in Bandung, Java and I guess, aside from marriage, one of the reasons I've settled down here is the coffee. Aged coffee isn't a huge thing in Indonesia - sadly, many people prefer Nescafe - but it is available. I buy my coffee from a traditional coffee factory which has been producing their coffee in the same way since Dutch colonial times. Green coffee is stored in a cool warehouse for 3 years for Robusta and 8 years for Arabica, and then roasted slowly and lightly in a traditional rubber wood oven. Most of the coffee is then sold as single-origin (they source beans from the various coffee-growing regions of Indonesia: Java, Aceh, Medan (both in Sumatera), Toraja and Papua. They also sell an Arabica blend and a Robusta-Arabica mix, but the wonderful thing is you can ask for your own mix.

I think aged coffee is great for people who are interested in single-origin coffee. Because it lowers acidity it means you can have a delicious cup of coffee which is very light-roasted, and this in turn retains a lot of the individual flavour of a coffee from a particular region.

If anyone is ever in Bandung, Java, head for Toko Aroma on Jalan Bancheuy.