Currently our Rick Maas is on a coffee tour in Indonesia. The first part of the trip took him to the island of Java (central, east and west), where he visited three projects, among others. Java is known for its fertile volcanic soil, which is ideal for growing coffee. Rick is looking for new cooperation opportunities, harvests and coffee varieties. At several plantations, small amounts of coffee are roasted in sample roasters to assess the flavors and judge the coffee. Working with coffee farmers and local contacts, Rick has tasted many wonderful natural and washed coffees. In a spoken message to the team, Rick almost poetically lists the flavor notes he has just experienced. We listen intently and salivate. Rick describes, "You taste blackberry-like, chocolate notes, a little orange, stone fruit and brown spice. Really quite nice." Woh, doesn't that sound awesome!


Rick also forwarded a striking video (video 1) in which he shares a unique experience he has not had before. This is pretty special!


A personal message (video 2) from Rick from the Java Blawan plantation.


(Photo 1)


(Photo 2)

The photos show how our Java Blawan Espresso coffee is grown among the shade trees (Photo 1). When the berries are ripe, picked and washed, they are then placed in the sun (Photo 2) to dry.

This week, the second part of the trip goes to the island of Sumatra, where our Esther (administration and webshop management) has joined him. With her passion for photography, we expect many more beautiful images and even more tasteful updates from Rick soon!