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Java
Coffea arabica var. java
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Key facts
- Scientific name
- Coffea arabica var. java
- Origin
- Ethiopian landrace, grown in Indonesia
- Flavor profile
- Clean, floral, sweet with bright acidity
- Aroma
- Floral, citric
- Disease resistance
- Moderate rust tolerance
- Notable regions
- Panama, Nicaragua, Cameroon, Central America
- Beans we stock
- 13 Java coffees
The 'Java' variety is, despite its name, an Ethiopian-landrace-derived selection (related to the Abyssinia/Geisha-adjacent material) that was grown in Indonesia and later distributed to Cameroon and Central America. Tall and elongated-beaned, it has earned a strong specialty reputation in Latin America — notably in Panama and Nicaragua — for clean, floral, sweet cups, and it offers some rust tolerance compared with classic Typica and Bourbon.
At a glance
- Scientific name: Coffea arabica var. java
- Flavor: Clean, floral, sweet with bright acidity.
- Aroma: Floral, citric.
- Disease resistance: Moderate (some rust tolerance)
- Cup potential: Very high
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