Luwak coffee
Kopi Luwak coffee comes from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an area well-known for its excellent coffee. Also native to the area is a small civit-like animal called a Paradoxurus. That's the scientific name, the locals call them luwaks. These little mammals live in the trees and one of their favorite foods is the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherries, bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee.
The resulting coffee is said to be like no other. It has a rich, heavy flavour with hints of caramel or chocolate. Other terms used to describe it are earthy, musty and exotic. The body is almost syrupy and it's very smooth.
One must wonder about the circumstances that brought about the first cup of Kopi Luwak coffee. Who would think to (or even want to) collect and roast beans out of animal feces? Perhaps a native figured it was easier to collect the beans from the ground this way, rather than having to work harder and pick them from the trees? We'll likely never know. But because of the strange method of collecting, there isn't much Kopi Luwak produced in the world. The average total annual production is only around 500 pounds of beans
Because of the rarity of this coffee, the price is quite outrageous. If you can find a vendor, the current cost for a pound of Kopi Luwak is around $300 or more. Some more adventurous coffee houses are selling it by the cup, but you won't likely find it at your local coffee shop just yet. The coffee isn't so spectacular that it's truly worth that amount of money. You are paying for the experience of enjoying such an unusual and rare delicacy.
Luwak
Luwak Coffee Bean
Lampung Coffee
Lampung is one of the largest coffee producer in Indonesia. Lampung province together with other provinces in the island of Sumatra accounting 75% of the coffee production in Indonesia and mostly with Robusta Coffee. Lampung Coffee is well-known for its Robusta Coffee with the unique and strong robusta taste and flavor, strong body and very good aroma.
According to local sources in Lampung, the planted area for coffee is decreasing. This is reportedly due to lower coffee prices. Farmers are apparently shifting from coffee to cocoa trees, which require less maintenance and have generally provided higher, more stable prices over the past five years. It has been noted that more and more farmers in the Lampung area are converting from coffee to cocoa production.
Coffee in Lampung has a colourful history and has played an important role in Lampung economic growth and development. That is why the decreased become our concerned, because Lampung Coffee is not just commodity, it is an agricultural and culinary heritage from Lampung.
Lampung Coffee Bean
Bali Coffee
Coffee, like tobacco and wine, has an old history with special charisma, not only because it always involves many people in its processing and creates job opportunities, but also because of its many flavours. Coffee has become a ritual for a great many people across the world.
The tastes of coffee depend on where it is planted and how it is processed and prepared. Therefore, prior to serving, coffee has to go through lengthy processing and special recipes help generate excellent flavours. To enable consumers to identify their favourite coffee, coffee producers acquire a trademark which guarantees consumer satisfaction.
The Tjahjadi family, for example, started their coffee business in Bali around 1935. The Tjahjadis started their coffee business by purchasing coffee seeds from farmers, processing them, and selling them at their shop - Bian Ek - on Jalan Gajah Mada, a business center in the heart of Denpasar.
The family have produced coffee with unique flavours, and Bian Ek's Bali coffee has become a favorite coffee for the Denpasar community. Though the family's business grew well, they were never satisfied with their efforts, and kept improving the processes and methods of serving Bali Coffee. As a result Bian Ek's Bali Coffee has become a high quality drink.
Bian Ek, the first generation, was son replaced by a second family generation, and Bian Ek Bali Coffee became the number one coffee on the island. It was Mr. Djuwito Tjahjadi who brought the business into the new world where modern coffee processing machines and marketing techniques were introduced. As well as using new processing machines and applying modern methods of distribution, the family continued to promote their fine coffees from their clean and efficient processing unit, where hygiene is guaranteed.
Soon the coffee business was handed over to the third generation in the form of Wirawan Tjahjadi, one of Mr. Djuwito's sons. Under Mr. Wirawan the business has experienced significant growth and widened its operations considerably. Coffee Bali has now entered the international markets through its special packaging designs. These are available in Duty Free Shops as well as prominent cafes and star-rated hotels throughout Indonesia.
Marketing the business has become more of a challenge because of tougher competition and sophisticated promotional media. However, Bali Coffee has managed to remain competitive in the international coffee market. The rapid growth in Kopi Bali has been possible due to the quality of products as well as the huge number of individual customers, stalls, star-rated hotels and duty free shops who regard Kopi Bali as their first choice. The great success of the business is also thanks to the family's commitment to quality processing and improving their coffee flavours. This makes them deserved of their nickname 'The Legend'. What's more, their early coffee outlet BIAN EK, which has been re-named into BHINEKA JAYA, is still found on Jalan GajahMada,Denpasar.
This experience and development has led Bali Coffee to develop their 'one stop coffee shopping' at Bali Coffee House. The house sells not only a variety of coffee from Bali, Java, Toraja , Mandailing and many other parts of Indonesia, but also from Columbia, Kenya, Italy and many other countries. The house also sells various kinds of coffee machines, roaster cups, and other coffee items. Finally, there is also a coffee class cafe.
Bali Coffee bean
