JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – There is no one type of coffee in Indonesia that describes all varieties and is labeled as “Indonesian coffee.”
This was conveyed by Ryan Wibawa, Head of Coffee Common Grounds, in a media meeting at the Trophy Room of Common Grounds Menteng Terra, Central Java, Friday (22/11/2024).
“Indonesian coffee from Sumatra to Papua has a different character,” said Ryan.
“That’s the reason we can never find one bag with the name Indonesian coffee. “It must be called Sulawesi, Toraja, Lintong coffee, or others from different regions,” he added.
The uniqueness of Indonesian coffee varieties in each region cannot be found in other countries, such as Latin America.
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Titi Nuryati, Chair of the Srikandi Women’s Farmers Group (KWT), shows coffee beans being dried in a solar dryer dome, an environmentally friendly dryer, aided by PT Pertamina Kilang Internasional, Balongan, in her field, Wednesday (23/10/2024) afternoon.Ryan said that countries in Latin America, including Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, have the same coffee characteristics, even though the countries are different.
“In general, the unique thing about Indonesian coffee is that it tastes different. If you drink Aceh Gayo coffee today, try West Java coffee tomorrow, taste profileit’s different,” he said.
For example, Sumatran coffee and West Java coffee have unique growing styles so they can produce different flavors.
Sumatran coffee is grown in small community gardens located in their yards.
“If you have the opportunity to go to Sumatra, you can definitely see that people in the front yards of houses in Siborong-Borong and Dolok Sanggul villages are planting coffee,” said Ryan.
Meanwhile, in Sukawangi, West Java, Ryan observed coffee plants growing in other fields.
“There are nanam the coffee is combined with tobacco, orange trees. “So there is more variety in coffee,” he continued.
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