Week 5: Asian Coffee -lecture-
What type of flavor does this Sulawesi coffee have?
-Nutty -warm spice -cinnamon -cardamom -extremely unique because of the iron content of soil
What are the two major famous plantations in Papua New Guinea?
-Sirgi -Arona
What are the top 3 best regions for growing coffee in Indonesia?
-Sumatra- "Isle of Gold"/ does the wet-hull method -Java- 1st island to GROW coffee and most famous -Sulawesi
Indonesia has an earthy range of flavors consisting of:
-autumn leaves -wood smoke -wild mushrooms
What type of acidity does Vietnam coffee have?
-light acidity -good for blending in with an espresso blend
What are some threats to coffee growing in Papua New Guinea?
-poor basic infrastructure -unsold coffee, remaining at farms- consumed or past-crop and cant be used -changing the cropping pattern- depleting the soil/ a lot of farmers are saying growing is not economically sounds- think it makes more sense to grow fruits -labor shortages- hard to find people to help pick crops -three diseases *coffee berry disease (cbd) -spread of berry borer -pink disease
What does the coffee taste like?
-pungen mango, papaya fruitiness -perfectly balanced, clean and full body
Characteristics of Indonesian coffee include
-rich -full bodied -mild acid Tobacco is another term used to describe Indonesian coffees
How many acres were the farms?
1-2 acres
There are several thousand islands in Indonesia however only ___ of them produce coffee
12 of them
Indian was introduced to coffee in what year?
1670 by St. Baba Budan on a pilgrimage to Mecca traveled through Mocha, Yemen -he loved coffee and drank it all the time
How much money can Kopi Luwak sell up to?
350$ per pound -the cat-like animal called a civet cat eats the coffee cherries, which passes through and poops it out-- the coffee bean is then cleaned and roasted -the stomach acid really changes the flavor -nutty, smooth, butterness, earthyness
Indonesia is currently the _____ largest producer of coffee
3rd
Indonesia is currently the _____ largest producer of coffee
3rd brazil is first ** find out second largest
India was the ___ region to grow coffee
3rd region -ethiopa was the first -yemen was the second region -yemen was the first country to commercially export coffee
How many coffee beans did St. Baba Budan smuggle?
7 coffee beans, taped them to his belly, and planted them in India
What percentage of the crop in Indonesia is robusta?
90 percent so 10 perfect is arabica
What beans does India coffee have?
Robusta and Arabica
What is Okapa?
World class certified organic from Papa New Guinea -alot of it is due to elevation -fertilizers and pesticides are too expensive and unattainable
Vietnam has a large ____ and is 1 of the world's____
coffee production; largest producers
How are most beans processed in Indonesia?
dry-processed
India is not well known for
great coffee -most americans dont find indian coffee very quafable -alot is very inesensive, under 6$
What beans are grown here?
half are Robusta/ other half are arabica (bourbon varietal) -
What kind of elevations?
high elevations-- also known as high elevation swamps (5,000-6,000 feet) -coffee grows are very good climate
Due to the ancient land foramtion, it has a high ____ content to it
high iron
Most of the coffee from india is
lower grade
What is Sulawesi's varietal?
older typica cultivars -ancient land
Papua New Guinea grows ___ percent of the world's production
only 1 %
Indoensia does have fine aged coffees which is done by
putting coffee beans in warehouses in warm Indonesian climates for 3-4 months -creates a deeper body, less acidity (americans dont typically like acidity, so maybe be something americans like)
What is the best quality indian coffee?
uniquely Indian spices such as -nutmeg -clove -cardamom -pepper "Monsooned coffees"
How is the coffee in Papa New Guinea processed?
wet-processed
What is Papua New Guinas marketing label? And where is it produced?
"PNG"- produced on eastern half of the island
What types of beans does Indonesia grow?
Arabica
What does Indonesia's specialty coffee include?
Arabica and aged rarely aged: not "past-crop" which means sitting in the warehouse for too long so itsnt good anymore
Who brought coffee to Indonesia?
Dutch colonists- used to lead the worl'ds coffee production in 1698 (not the case anymore)
What are the coffee flavors of Indonesia?
Earthy, mushrooms, smoke, leaves
What happened in Vietnam in the 1850s?
French Missionaries came and brought the BOURBON varietal with them to grow which has done very well, especially around the TONKIN region.
What are the coffee flavors of Africa?
Fruit: blueberry, lemon, wine
Asian coffees include what countries?
India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Papa New Guinea
Papua New Guinea grows much better what than Jamaica?
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
What type of seedlings were brought to Papua New Guineas in 1927?
Jamaican Blue Mountain Seedlines- one of the later countries to start growing but it took off very well
What is interesting about Papua New Guinea Coffee?
Naturally low levels of caffeine and acidity -great for if you are caffeine sensitive but dont want decaff
What are the coffee flavors of Central America?
Nutty, chocolate
What is "Monsooned Coffee"
Pick them and store them in warehouse for 3-4 months and during that time exposed them to sea air and high humidity of the Monsoon season- age them during monsoon season -they dont processes them at all, just pick them and let the air have at them -let the outsides of the beans rot off and turn a yellow color -couple of different regions do this
Which region's coffee can be the jewels of Indonesia?
Sulawesi
What is considered the best region within Sulawesi?
Tanja Toraja
Robusta is grown on what types of plantations?
smaller plantations on half of the country
Most Indian coffee is grown in the ____ region
southern region
Coffee in Indonesia that is aged is due to
the climate, which emphasizes spicy and earthy notes -cedar, tobacco, oriental spices -decreased acidity