Archives: July, 2007
Sumatra Siborong-Borong
Black Apron Exclusive (BAE) is a term referring to very special editions (compared to ‘only’ special editions) of coffee beans released by Starbucks. Their boxes contain unique samples only from certain space-time of plantation, and from certain stories behind. The first edition was released only in 2004. Kopi Kampung, which was discussed in this blog, [...]— Koen • July 13th, 2007
Hello World!
Hi World :). Today AsiaBlogging opens a new blog to discuss only coffee :). The prime author, for now, is Koen. Please enjoy the warmth or the coolness of our coffee here, only in AsiaBlogging Café.— Koen • July 9th, 2007
Coffee-Howto
Some Howtos in Preparing Your Coffee Always store roasted coffee beans in a sealed container. Do not store in refrigerator or freezer.–Shelf life is about two weeks for roasted beans. Use the correct coffee/water ratio.–The standard coffee ratio is 2 level teaspoons per 6 ounces of water. [...]— Koen • July 7th, 2007
Java Estate
“It came from Jampit,” she said. I read its label once more: Estate Java. Then I knew she was right. Previously, on the phone she said that Starbucks’ brand for it is Estate Java, instead of Java Estate. “It’s in East Java,” she continued, as if I didn’t listen. “But of course,” I said then, [...]— Koen • July 3rd, 2007
Kapal Api
Go Soe Loet arrived at Java island around the beginning of 20th century from Fujian. Working as a trader, he saw that many people love to drink coffee. So he decided to commence a business in coffee, in 1927. To memorise how he came to Java, he chose ‘steam ship’ as his brand. Kapal Api. [...]— Koen • July 1st, 2007
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