jamaican

Blue mountainCoffee type: Arabica green beanCountry/region: Jamaica - Caribbean

Governor of Jamaica, Sir Nicholas Lawes introduced coffee to Jamaica in 1730. Since then the Jamaican coffee industry has endured many high and lows. In 1953, the Jamaican Government created the Coffee Industry Board (CIB) of Jamaica, a regulatory body established to protect the quality of Jamaican coffee. All coffee expor-ted from Jamaica is shipped by the CIB and is open to rigorous testing by highly trained quality control experts. They guarantee that all coffee exported is 100% Jamaica Blue Mountain and only fully licensed importers are allowed to purchase Blue Mountain coffee directly from the Jamaican farmers. Today, many connoisseurs agree that Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee is one of the world’s best. An exquisite balance of aroma, body and acidity makes Blue Mountain Coffee very special. Our coffee is sourced from an award winning estate and it is also the highest altitude plantation in the Blue Mountain region!

History

Blue Mountain

Jamaica

Gold Cup Estate

This coffee has a few distinct features. The first is a notable lack of bitterness, and the second is a mild, very complex, almost creamy flavor. Coffee tasters often detect a profusion of floral notes in Jamaican Blue Mountain, along with an almost chocolaty flavor.Only coffee grown in the legally defined Blue Mountain range can be certified as Blue Mountain Coffee.

The company was started by Blue Mountain Coffee Entrepreneur - Consultant Surgeon Dr. Charles Lyn in 1994. Today him and his son, Michael Lyn run one of Jamaica’s premium Blue Mountain Coffee Estates. Gold Cup Estate is the highest in the Blue Mountains at 4500 ft and is the only gateway to the famous Blue Mountain Peak, 7,402 ft. above sea level. Gold Cup Estate Coffee uses only the finest handpicked big bold beans from Screen size 19, 18 & 17, designated Jamaica Blue Moun-tain no.1. This ensures that each cup has the fullest manifestation of notes in both aroma and taste.

Jamaica, officially the Commonwealth of Jamaica, is the 4th largest island nation of the Greater Antilles. The indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno name for the island was Xaymaca, meaning the "Land of Wood and Water" or the "Land of Springs". Population 2,889,187 Exports alumina, sugar, rum, coffee, mineral fuels Economy 14.807 bn Size 14.807 Km²

Kopi Luwak

100% Wild civeTCoffee type: Arabica green beanCountry/region: Indonesia

Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee that comes from Indonesia. In the past time, Indonesia was a Dutch colony. At the time, coffee was obligatory for Indonesian farmers to plant. After spreading to the island of Java, the coffee plant spread to other areas, such as East Timor, the island of Sumatra, Sulawesi and Bali Island, and finally the entire territory of Indonesia.Ironically, farm workers were not allowed to take the coffee harvest. Farm workers were paid by employer and prohibited from taking coffee bean harvest. Reputedly, around the 19th century in Central Java, Farm workers discovered civet droppings around the coffee plantation. Inside there were coffee beans that are still intact. The feces was taken home and treated like any other coffee beans.They enjoyed this coffee clandestinely. It continues to happen until one day the head of estates and planters found out about this 'new coffee'. This 'new coffee' is now favored by the coffee connoisseur.

History

Wild Civet

Indonesia

Coffindo

Luwak is the Indonesian name for the Civet Cat. They meticulously inspect each berry and they only choose to eat the berries that are perfectly ripened. This ability to differentiate them is one of the reasons for which Kopi Luwak is so prized. The other reason is the unique processing those berries go through - once the Luwak has ingested the ripe berries, a "100% Natural" process begins. The intestinal enzymes and juices of the Luwak remove any bitterness from the bean. Tasting notes: Full and heavy almost syrupy body, low acidity, chocolate and caramel undertones.

The name Indonesia derives from the Latin and Greek Indus, and the Greek nèsos, meaning "island". Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands.Some key facts:● Population 244 968 342 hab. ● Exports oil and gas, electrical appliances, plywood, rubber, and textiles. ● Economy US$706.73 billion ● Size 1 904 569 km2

In a few years, Kopi Luwak started to be the current trend. The offer being not able to satisfy the demand, some farmers started to capture civets and locked them in cages, feeding them directly in. Unfortunately the quality started to decline and numerous debates were born to protect this animal.Conscious of this, Franco Anglo decided to trust Coffindo, an Indonesian company supported by nume-rous famous brands of specialty coffee. Furthermore, it has a certificate proving the freedom of civets for the production of Kopi Luwak, this insures to Franco Anglo the most authentic of coffees.

Located in Melanesia in the southwest Pacific, New Cale-donia cultivates one of the world’s most expensive coffees. With a population of about 250,000, New Cale-donia includes the main island Grande Terre as well as the Loyalty Islands and some smaller islands. The largest city is Noumea which is also the capital.The history of coffee goes back to New Caledonia in the nineteenth when the shrub is first imported by the missionaries, from Reunion, hence the name "Bourbon coffee" still used today.Became a French colony in 1853, the New Caledonia is a land of immigration. The French government encou-raged settlers to come and plant coffee in this archipe-lago halfway around the world. To ensure the workforce, manyIndonesians immigrated to New Caledonia, some of whom still have descendants.

History

Bourbon Pointu - Leroy

New Caledonia

Belhomme Estate

The Leroy coffee plant is distinctively short with small and narrow leaves, short internodes and the coffee beans are pointed at each end. Another distinctive quality of Leroy coffee beans is that they only lose about sixteen to seventeen percent of their weight during coffee roasting while typical coffee beans lose about twenty percent of the weight.The coffee also benefits from having a naturally low caffeine content.

New Caledonian is a special collectivity of France loca-ted in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia sub region, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of Pines and a few remote islets. Population 245 580 Exports ferronickels, nickel ore Economy 5 bn Size 19500 Km²

Monsieur Bellhomme’s IDA-MARC field produces Leroy and Yellow Bourbon in New Caledonian.The IDA field, is over 350 m² in size and it covers over 13 hectares. The plots are located on a well exposed hillside under shade. This unique terrain in New Caledo-nia, is ideal for the cultivation of Arabica great vintages such as Bourbon sharp (Café Le Roy) and the Yellow Bourbon. Adequate rainfall, sunshine and ideal tempe-ratures allow a harmonious development of 18,000 coffee trees of the largest mountain area of New Cale-donia.

new caledonian

Bourbon pointu Coffee type: Arabica green beanCountry/region: New Caledonia - French Polynesia

Hawaiian

100% KonaCoffee type: Arabica green beanCountry/region: Hawaii- Pacific island

The British warship H.M.S. Blonde brought coffee trees to Hawaii, from Brazil in 1825. Chief Boki, Governor of Oahu, had acquired coffee trees in Rio de Janeiro, on his way back from London. Hanalei Valley on the North Shore of Kauai was home to the first coffee plantation. Coffee was established in the valley in 1842, but was wiped out in 1858 by insects. The first coffee was planted in Kona by missionary Samuel Ruggles in 1828 or 1829. These first arabica trees were taken from cuttings planted on Oahu a few years earlier. Coffee and Kona were a perfect match - Kona with its rich volcanic soil, hard-working family farmers, and perfect climatic conditions. The first written mention of coffee in Kona was noted in 1840. Coffee was planted in several locations around the Big Island but was best suited to the Kona district. A few coffee fields are now in production outside Kona, but the vast majority of coffee is grown right here.

History

Kona

Hawaii

Lehuula

Kona Coffee is gourmet coffee grown only on the golden Kona Coast, on the Island of Hawaii. A very small number of Kona coffee farms are in operation and most of them are owned by the same kama'aina families for generations. Kona is often grown at high altitudes on the mountains slopes of active volcanoes. However there is a difference between one Kona coffee and another. For example, you have the highly sought-after Extra Fancy and the very rare Peaberry Kona Coffee. These are considered as the best of the best Kona Coffees. All our Kona coffees are 100% Pure Kona.Tasting notes: Bold and powerful body, low acidity, nutty undertones.

Hawaii is one of four states that were independent prior to becoming part of the United States. The Hawaiian language word Hawai’i derives from Polynesian "Sawaiki", with the reconstructed meaning "homeland".

Population 1,374,810 Exports coffee, macadamia nuts, pineapple, livestock, sugarcane Economy 43,7bn

Size 11,600 km²

Many years ago, local Hawaiians farmed the rich porous soils of Lehuula Farms. This is evident by the distinctive rock rows strategically placed all through the farm. Coffee was originally planted here in the early 1900's and was the prominent crop until the farm was abando-ned in the 1950's. Efforts to clear and rejuvenate the property began in the early 1980's. They purchased the farm in 1986 and have been actively involved in the coffee industry since. Many of their more than 4,000 coffee trees are grown under natural shade, from their mac nut trees. A unique pruning method of stumping every third row of trees is used extensively throughout the farm.