However 10 to 15% of the Coffees produced in Indonesia are Arabica beans. Today Indonesia is still a major producer of Robusta Beans. Most new coffee plants came from Africa and were primarily Robusta Beans, because these were more root disease resistant. Coffee production expanded well during these early days however, in 1877, the coffee plantations were wiped out by a coffee root disease forcing the country to replant new coffee trees. The first coffee production sold was in 1712 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It is home to the first commercial coffee plantations in the world. Indonesia was introduced to coffee by the Dutch in the mid-seventeenth century.The Swiss Water Process is a taste-driven, 100% Chemical FREE water decaffeination process. This Sumatra is a Swiss Water Processed Decaf.Cup Characteristics: This Arabica Swiss Water Processed Decaf Sumatra Coffee features more crema and body, adding slight smokiness, rich hints of dark chocolate, earthy and nutty flavors with a hint of herbal notes. The result is a gutsy, glorious coffee that brews a richly seductive cup. We sample exhaustively for every lot we select, looking for the most exceptional body and sweet herbal nuances to coax out with our signature Peet's roast. Because each lot might include the beans of 100 different farmers, great Sumatra relies on strong relationships and sharp tasting skills. Along the way, they become fully dry in stages-acquiring their characteristic Sumatran earthiness and complexity. Collectors purchase and hull the coffee while still moist and dark grayish-green, removing the parchment shells and allowing the beans to sun-dry only briefly before delivering them to the port of Medan. Cherries are pulped on the farm with a hand-cranked mill, and the seeds hand washed in a basket. It comes from the backyards and garden plots of small landholders, who often have only a few trees and process beans by hand, using the semi-washed method, that could be the secret to this coffee's unconstrained flavor and hefty, syrup-like body. Peet's Single Origin Sumatra Dark Roast Coffee, perhaps the quintessential Indonesian coffee, doesn't grow on estates or big farms.
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