Java Kayumas Taman Dadar
One Real 16oz. Pound
The Surya Abadi Kayumas cooperative, which operates around the village of Kayumas on the island of Java, Indonesia, is an example of organic coffee production on small plots, which is atypical in a region dominated by sizeable government-run coffee estates established by the Dutch in the 18th century.
Java Taman Dadar coffee is grown on small family farms, with an average land size of around 5 acres. Through the Surya Abadi Kayumas cooperative, farmers also have access to credit and income diversification programs.
Our earliest coffee memories are synonymous with Java, and for a good reason. The origin produces a fantastic coffee with a deep, rich body filled with traditional flavors of toffee and chocolate. In addition, Taman Dadar's exceptional modern milling practices produce an amazingly clean, snappy finish.
Nose: Sweet, Vanilla, Hops
Cup: Earthy, Full, Bold, Creamy
Finish: Lingering, Cocoa
About this Coffee
GROWER: Smallholder farmers from Curah Tatal & Kayumas villages located on the Ijen Plateau in Eastern Java, Indonesia
REGION: Curah Tatal & Kayumas villages located on the Ijen Plateau in Eastern Java, Indonesia
ALTITUDE: 900 – 1,600 meters
PROCESS: Wet hulled and dried in the sun
VARIETY: Typica
HARVEST: May - September
SOIL: Volcanic loam
CERTIFICATION: Organically Grown
Java Taman Dadar is sourced from family-owned farms near Curah Tatal and Kayumas villages in Java, Indonesia. In the 17th Century, Java coffee was first cultivated in low-lying areas. By the late 19th Century, coffee leaf rust had destroyed production, forcing new coffee cultivation into the highlands where high altitudes and volcanic soil provide perfect growing conditions.
During harvest, producers deliver their cherries to the Surya Abadi Kayumas mill, where they are sorted, depulped, fermented, washed, and dried to 35% moisture.
Next, the coffee deviates from the conventional processing path in other origins, removing the parchment while the coffee still has a high moisture content.
This wet-hulling process, called Giling Basah in Indonesian, leaves the coffee beans exposed as they dry on patios to a moisture level acceptable for export.
This Indonesian processing method gives the bean its unique bluish color and the hallmark Indonesian profile.
Taman Dadar, meaning "flower garden," describes how smallholder coffee is cultivated, colorfully intercropped with avocados, erythrina, albizia, and Leucaena trees, which provide food for local consumption and shade.