Archives: Indonesian
Reincarnation of Kopi Kampung
I was just like a small miracle when Taufik — a fellow barrista of Starbucks BIP – told me on facebook wall that they have another Black-Apron Exclusive (BAE) pack reserved for me in Bandung: Sulawesi Toraja. Surprising, because the previous BAE was Sumatra Siborongborong. Two Indonesian precious coffee in a row :). But it was [...]— Koen • June 22nd, 2009
How’s Your Coffee?
A well caffeinated guy may have been very well in evaluating a coffee quality. They have a good understanding about coffee and can give testimonials without even taste it. Want to be one of them? Let’s practice this lesson! Warning : this may take years of your life since you’ll need to experience different coffees [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • February 7th, 2009
Toraja in Camus
Last year, together with France anniversary, Camus–a popular cognac premium France brand–choosed Toraja coffee as a newest variant for its product, placed at Shy Café, The Pappilon Kemang. This cafe was also become the first café in Jakarta that sale this product. Those Arabica and Robusta Coffee from Tana Toraja were choosen for a reason. [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • January 17th, 2009
The Exotic Kopi Luwak
As Indonesian citizens, we could be so proud because we have a kind of coffee that is very high in price, but still competitive. Ya, according to the survey held by Forbes Magazines, Kopi Luwak—kind of robusta and arabica coffee from Indonesia–is listed as the most expensive coffee in the world. Kopi Luwak is intimately linked [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • November 9th, 2008
Opening Talk
As we can see right below here, Indonesia is listed in the top ten coffee producers. According to the U.S. National Coffee Association, Indonesia is in the third place, with 6.7 million bags coffee produce during the 1997-98 crop year. Seeing this, what is a single first thing coming up in your mind? Hey there! I’m [...]— Yessi Pratiwi • October 21st, 2008
Komodo Dragon
On his personal blog, my colleague Harry Sufehmi questioned the price of a cup of coffee on Starbucks cafe which could reach 10x the price of local-branded cafe. I have posted an unusually long comment on his blog entry, though. One of my point is that my nation, Indonesia, who has unquestionably the best coffee [...]— Koen • November 7th, 2007
Warung Tinggi
Every town in Java (and other Indonesian islands as well) has their own coffee brand. Koffie Aroma from Bandung, Kapal Api from Surabaya, etc, have their own reputation regionally (and in some cases: internationally). Jakarta, as the first site in Indonesia where coffee trees were planted, has its own classical brand: Warung Tinggi. The story began [...]— Koen • October 31st, 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
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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