Java Blawan

Many times, Java coffee is so perfectly balanced that it is not even enjoyable too drink. To be interesting, a coffee needs some discerning characteristic or flavor. This year's Blawan crop has some character with chocolate notes and hints of spice. The beans grow high in the mountains on a volcanic rim -- high altitude + lava soil = great beans. It is rare to find a Java that has complexity, so this one is pretty exciting. In medium roasts you can taste cloves, milk chocolate, black pepper, and cedar. In darker roasts you find copper pennies, roasted red pepper, peat moss, and other foresty flavors. Darker yet, you bring out some earthiness along with so much chocolate. It's like dark chocolate melting on your tongue. And then in the finish there is a full bodied stone fruit sweetness. All roasts have a rich deep full body. Let the smoke mingle with the beans as it roasts to really bring out some spicy smoky characteristics. This is really good coffee, especially if you enjoy a dark r