How to Store Kopi Luwak: Protecting $125 Worth of Beans from the Four Enemies of Coffee
In the 72 hours following roasting, freshly roasted coffee beans release approximately 40% of their total CO2 content…
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Java’s Original Coffee Variety: Why Arabica Typica Is the Foundation of Wild Kopi Luwak’s Flavor
Java's Arabica Typica variety: why the oldest cultivated coffee strain on earth is the foundation of wild kopi…
Read ArticleWhy Arabica Kopi Luwak Tastes Different From Robusta: The Variety Question That Matters Most
Cheap kopi luwak is cheap because it starts with Robusta. Authentic Javanese kopi luwak uses Arabica Typica —…
Read ArticleWhy Java’s Ijen Plateau Produces the World’s Best Wild Kopi Luwak
The Ijen Plateau in East Java sits between 900 and 1,400 meters above sea level, in a volcanic…
Read ArticleJava’s Four Government Estates: The Ijen Plateau Plantations That Built Indonesian Coffee
Sometime in the wet season of 1699, a Dutch colonial officer named Hendrik Zwaardecroon oversaw the planting of…
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