Lavanta Coffee Roasters Indonesia Flores Komodo, 5lb, Medium Whole Bean;

Cup Characteristics: This Flores Komodo Semi Washed Grade 1 coffee is the extremely rare coffee of the island of Flores, Indonesia. This coffee offers earthy, mouth-filling coffee with pronounced aromatics of tobacco and exotic earth notes. Sturdy & pronounced body. Big, Bold body with low to medium acidity, this coffee balances beautifully in the cup. Coming from one of the poorest Islands in Indonesia, this Flores Komodo can be considered among the best cupping Indonesian Coffees. Indonesia was introduced to coffee by the Dutch in the mid-seventeenth century. It is home to the first commercial coffee plantations in the world. The first coffee production sold was in 1712 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Coffee production expanded well during these early days; however, in 1877 the coffee plantations were wiped out by a coffee root disease forcing the country to replant new coffee trees. Most new coffee plants came from Africa and were primarily Robusta Beans, because these were more root disease resistant. Today Indonesia is still a major producer of Robusta Beans. However 10 to 15% of the Coffees produced in Indonesia are Arabica beans. The best growing regions for the Arabica varieties are on the islands of Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java, Flores and Bali. Indonesian Arabica beans are traditionally strong, complex flavored, with a syrupy quality and often a balanced acidity. Welcome to Lavanta Coffee Roasters, Inc. proud roasters and coffee professionals of exquisite coffees from around the world. Lavanta Coffee is a second generation family-owned business that makes it our mission to work directly with farmers to ensure quality, consistency and healthy environmental practices. By working with our farmers and by "Direct Trade", we ensure our coffee is in direct contact with our company from the farmer to your cup.