History of Indonesian Coffee

The history of coffee in Indonesia starting from the Dutch governor in Malabar(Hindia) sending Yemeni Arabica coffee seedlings to the Dutch Governor of Batavia (now Jakarta) in 1696.

The first seeds failed due to flooding in Batavia. A second shipment of seeds sent in 1699. Plants thrive successfully, and in 1711 the first exports sent from Java to Europe by the Dutch East India Company, or VOC as the Netherlands (Vereeningde Oost-Indische Companies) established in 1602. In 10 years, exports rose to 60 tons per year. Indonesia is the first place, outside the Arab and Ethiopia, where coffee is widely planted. VOC monopolized coffee trading in 1725-1780.

The Story of Indonesian Coffee

Have you ever drink single origin coffee from Indonesia? if you have not, we advice you to try it soon. Though it seems provocative, actually we just want to share knowledge about Indonesian coffee. You need to know that coffee from Indonesia belongs to the best coffee in the world. The trophic climate and countours of the mountainious land in this country are suitable to plant coffee. The climate and mountainous land creates high quality coffee, and has different feature of each region. Surprisingly, the coffee flavour on each regions are diferent and that makes it favored by coffee lovers around the world.