All About Coffee Part 69

Kroe, t & m Formerly a native n cultivated coffee.

Large even bean, fine roast, heavy body, somewhat groundy flavor.

Lahat, t & Former native m n cultivation.

Smaller than Kroe; good roaster, flat cup.

=============+============+==============+=================+================= Grand Country Shipping State, or Trade Values Division Ports District, and Cup Market Names Characteristics and Gradings -------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Malay Netherlands Padang Palembang, t Former Private Archipelago East Indies Kroe (West & m n Estates. Smaller (Cont'd) Sumatra Coast) than the Padang (Cont'd) Batavia (Java) bean; light color, strong cup.

Indrapoera, Former Private t & m n Estates. An inferior grade of Sumatra.

Benkoelen, Formerly a native t & m n cultivation. Good roast and cup.

Libaya, m n Formerly a native cultivation.

Boekit Gompong, Formerly a Private m n Estate. A perfect coffee, of heavier body than Mandheling, good roast; very delicate flavor.

Kagoe Kaleh, Formerly a Private m n Estate.

Batang Baros, Formerly a Private m n Estate.

Telok Goenoeng, Formerly a Private m n Estate.

Aker Gedang, Formerly a Private m n Estate. Small bean, good roast, fine flavor.

Soerian, m Formerly a Private n Estate. Large bean, fine roast, good cup. Ranks next to Boekit Gompong.

Liki, m n Formerly a Private Estate. Fine roast, light cup. It ranks next to Soerian.

Loebor Sampir, Formerly a Private m n Estate.

Soengei, m Former Private n Estate.

Landei, m n Former Private Estate.

Ramboetan, m Former Private n Estate.

Gadoeng Batoe, Former Private m n Estate.

Merapi, m n Formerly a Private Estate. Large bean, good roast, good cup.

Si Barasap, m Formerly a Private n Estate.

Laboe Raya, m Formerly a Private n Estate. Large bean, good roast, good cup.

Balawan-Deli East Coast These coffees are Panai Deli, d comparatively new.

Bintangmariah, They partake of the d qualities common to Oelakmedan, d the general run of Panai, d Sumatras without distinguishing characteristics.

=============+============+==============+=================+================= Grand Country Shipping State, or Trade Values Division Ports District, and Cup Market Names Characteristics and Gradings -------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Malay Netherlands Batavia Java, m n _In general_: Java Archipelago East Indies coffees do not (Cont'd) (Cont'd) compare with Java Sumatras in quality. They are smaller in the bean, with a gra.s.sy flavor in the cup.

Blue to pale yellow, short round bean. The washed makes a good smooth roast, light in the cup.

Preager, d Best of the Java growths.

Cheribon, d Ranks next to Preanger.

Kadoe, d Small yellowish-green sh.e.l.ly bean; light in cup.

Semarang, d Ranks next to Kadoe in roast and cup quality.

Malang, d Hard green bean; better roaster than the above, but inferior in cup quality.

Bantam, t & Medium-sized m n yellowish bean.

Buitenzorg, One of the best of t & m n the Javas.

Kraw.a.n.g, t & Irregular bean; fair m n roaster; fair cup.

Tegal, t & One of the best of m n the Java growths.

Banjoemas, t Medium-sized bean; & m n creamy and fragrant in the cup.

Pekalongan, With characteristics t & m n like Pasuruan.

Baquilan, t No marked & m n characteristics.

j.a.para, t & Bean light in weight m n and color; cup neutral.

Surakarta, t Large bean, handsome & m n roast, creamy body, aromatic flavor in the cup.

Jokjakarta, Similar to t & m n Surakarta.

Madiun, t & Yellow bean, light m n in weight and body, but good cup.

Rembang, t & Similar to Kadoe.

m n Surabaya, t Similar to Kadoe.

& m n Kediri, t & Small hard bean; m n good drinker.

Pasurauan, t Brown, uniform & m n bean; fragrant in cup.

=============+============+==============+=================+================= Grand Country Shipping State, or Trade Values Division Ports District, and Cup Market Names Characteristics and Gradings -------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Malay Netherlands Batavia Probolingo, Small hard bean: Archipelago East Indies t & m n poor roast.

(Cont'd) Java (Cont'd) Bejreki, t Bold yellow bean; & m n full body and flavor.

Banjoew.a.n.gi, Heavy bean; rich t & m n flavor.

Pamanukin, t A Liberian growth.

& m n Robusta, m Small, n yellowish-green, round bean; quality approximately that of middling Arabian, ranking a little under good average Santos. Natural, poor roast. Washed, good roast. Fair cup.

Bali (Dutch) Singaraja Bali, m n Fair-size bean of (Boeleleng) little merit.

Poor roast.

Timor Kupang Timor, m n Medium bean of good (Dutch & quality.

Portuguese) Celebes Celebes, m In general: With the (Dutch) n exception of the Minaha.s.sa product, the coffees grown in the Celebes have little merit and are of inconsiderable importance.

Menado Minaha.s.sa, Large, deep-yellow m n bean, making a handsome roast, and having an aromatic cup.

Maca.s.sar Boengie, Inferior in m n appearance, but fair roast and cup quality.

Bonthain Bontbain, Medium, flat, m n reddish bean, poor roast; undesirable cup.

Sindjai, Not commercially m n important.

Moluccas Ternate Boengie, Superior to the Java (Dutch) m n _arabica_.

Borneo British Sandakan Borneo, _In general_: The North m n coffees of Borneo Sarawak Kuching Borneo, m n are mostly Liberian Dutch Banjermasin Borneo, m n growths and are not a trade factor.

New Guinea Ternate New Guinea, _In general_: These (Dutch) (Moluccas) m n coffees are of the Dorey mild variety, but the production is commercially unimportant.

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Melanesia New Noumea New Caledonia A fair Robusta Caledonia La Foa coffee, but (France) commercially unimportant.

New Hebrides (Great Britain and France) Efate Vila New Hebrides A fair coffee, but not a trade factor.

=============+============+==============+=================+================= Grand Country Shipping State, or Trade Values Division Ports District, and Cup Market Names Characteristics and Gradings -------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Micronesia Samoan Islands Tutuila Pago Pago Samoa Commercially (U.S.) unimportant.

Fiji (British) Vita Levu Suva Fiji Medium-sized green bean; gra.s.sy cup.

Not a trade factor.

Tonga (Friendly Islands) Tongatabu Nukualofa Tonga For local consumption only.

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Philippine Luzon Manila Manila _In general_: Islands La Laguna, d Manila, or (U.S.) Batangas, d Philippine, coffee Cavite, d is not an important Benguet, d trade factor. The Lepanto, d bean is medium Bontoc, d size, grayish-green in color, having fine aroma and excellent flavor.

It compares favorably with Costa Rica and Guatemala.

Panay Iloilo Panay No marked characteristics.

Cebu Cebu Cebu No marked characteristics.

Palawan Puerto Palawan No marked Princessa characteristics.

Mindanao Zamboanga Zamboanga Large bean; thin liquor.

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Marianas or Guam (U.S.) Apra Guam No production for Ladrone export.

Islands -------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Oceania Hawaiian Honolulu Hawaiian, _In general_: Polynesia Islands (Oahua) m n Hawaiian coffee is (U.S.) Hilo a large bean, Kailua blue-green to yellow-brown in color; handsome roaster, fine smooth flavor.

Kona, d Large, blue, flinty bean, mildly acid; striking character.

Puna, d Quality good but quant.i.ty small.

Olaa, d Quality good but quant.i.ty small.

Hamakua, d Quality good but quant.i.ty small.

Maui, d Production small.

Oahu, d Production small.

Kauai, d Production small.

Society Papeete Tahiti A fair coffee, but Islands not a trade factor.

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=============+============+==============+=================+================= Grand Country Shipping State, or Trade Values Division Ports District, and Cup Market Names Characteristics and Gradings -------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Australia Queensland Cairns Queensland _In general_: The Mackay Mackay, d coffee is from Brisbane Ceylon or Coorg seed and is for local consumption.

Not a commercial factor.

-------------+------------+--------------+-----------------+----------------- Africa Egypt Alexandria Egyptian, _In general_: m n Coffees from the upper Nile region, Kaffa Land, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and Nubia are generally spoken of as Egyptians. They have some Mocha characteristics, but are not important commercially.

Anglo- Suakin Nubian, m Small, flinty, Egyptian Alexandria n pale-green, oval Sudan (Egypt) bean; heavy body; rich flavor.

Berber, d Some superior drinking coffees come from this district.