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My Taste Test: Indonesian Single Origin Java Preanger Coffee (Review & Photos)

May 13, 2024October 27, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

When it comes to coffee, Indonesia is a huge playground. All its major islands produce great coffee, each with unique flavors and characteristics. The island of Java alone has many great coffee regions.

One such is the Preanger, also known as Parahyangan or Priangan. This is probably one of Java’s most celebrated coffee regions, producing some of the best quality Indonesian Arabica coffee.

In this post, I review the Java Preanger Tilu single-origin coffee. I will brew it three ways before sampling it black and with popular flavorings. I will also compare it with other related coffees in my collection.

I Taste Tested Indonesian Robusta vs Arabica Coffee (Review & Photos)

May 13, 2024October 27, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

Dive into the world of coffee, and you will definitely encounter two names – Arabica and Robusta. These are types of coffee beans, and you may have sampled both of them without knowing.

Snobby coffee heads usually shun Robusta, calling it low-quality, cheap junk. However, how true is this? Can you equate both in quality and taste?

In this post, I explore the differences between Arabica and Robusta. I will also compare them directly, using Bali Kintamani single-origin coffee as an example.

I tested Bali Kintamani Single Origin Indonesian coffee: Review & Photos

May 13, 2024October 26, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong Most of us would know Bali as a holiday destination with beautiful beaches, temples, and culture. However, not everyone knows Bali for its coffee. In fact, Balinese …

Cupping Coffee: What I Have Learned From 7 Years of Experience, and How You Can Hold a Coffee Cupping at Home

May 6, 2024October 26, 2023 by clearlycoffee

By Darren Oliver

When you enter the world of coffee for the first time, many things can seem difficult and overwhelming. For me, this type of issue was recognizing the flavor notes in the coffees I tried. For the first few months that I fell in love with specialty coffee, I couldn’t understand how some people could smell the aroma of apples, elderberries, nuts, or chocolate in coffee.

Eventually, however, I was able to possess this valuable skill for any coffee lover. Perhaps you, too, would like to learn how to distinguish flavor notes in coffee. Maybe you’d like to learn how different types of water affect the taste of coffee (to choose the best one). Maybe you’d like to learn to identify by aroma alone where a particular bean comes from. If you want to learn the ins and outs of the coffee world, you will have to try cupping at some point on your coffee path.

Tasting Indonesian Sulawesi Toraja Single Origin Coffee (Review, Photos)

May 13, 2024October 24, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

Indonesia is one of the world’s major coffee regions, and they are also known to produce excellent gourmet, single-origin coffee. Of these regions, Toraja, on the island of Sulawesi, is widely known for its great coffee.

What does Sulawesi Toraja coffee taste like? I decided to pick up a bag and try it myself. I will brew it several ways and sample it with popular flavorings such as sugar and milk.

This post is part of a series of posts covering Indonesian coffee. I encourage you to check out our recent posts on Java coffee.

Tasting Indonesian Papua Wamena Single Origin Coffee, Review and Photos

May 13, 2024October 23, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

Indonesia is known for producing some of the best single-origin coffees in Asia Pacific. While many may know Sumatra or Bali coffee, there are also up-and-coming regions, such as Papua. Papua coffee is known to be complex and fruity, with notes of chocolate and more.

I picked up a bag of single-origin Papua coffee for review today, specifically from the region of Wamena. I will brew the coffee three ways and then sample it with popular flavorings. Finally, I’ll compare it with other coffee in my collection.

Taste Testing Indonesian Sumatra Gayo Single Origin Coffee, with Photos

May 13, 2024October 22, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

Sumatra Gayo coffee is a popular single-origin coffee from Indonesia. Many coffee reviewers rave about its herbal, earthy taste and low-acid profile. How true is this? I picked up a bag of Sumatra Gayo coffee myself to find out.

In this post, I review the Sumatra Gayo single-origin coffee. I’ll brew it three ways and then sample it with popular flavorings like milk and sugar. Finally, I’ll compare the coffee with other roasts in my stash.

My Taste Test of Nescafe Gold Decaf Instant Coffee, with Photos

May 13, 2024October 21, 2023 by Nigel

nescafe gold instant decaf coffee container

by Nigel Ong

Nescafe is a staple instant coffee in many countries worldwide, becoming more popular in the US. Nescafe offers a wide range of instant coffee, from regular to premium.

There are also decaf instant coffee, such as Nescafe Gold Decaf. How would the Nescafe Gold Decaf taste? Would it taste inferior to its caffeinated brother, Nescafe Gold? I picked up a can to try out.

In this post, I will review the Nescafe Gold Decaf. I’ll sample the instant coffee black with many flavorings and compare it against other similar instant coffee.

I tried AmazonFresh The Bold Dark Roast Ground Coffee, My Review with Photos

May 13, 2024October 20, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

AmazonFresh sells more than just your regular groceries. It offers coffee roasts and a wide range of them as well. These coffees are quite well-roasted and packaged to keep costs low.

There is the AmazonFresh The Bold Dark Roast, for the darker roasts. Will The Bold Dark Roast be as good as the other AmazonFresh roasts I have tried? Let’s find out here.

In this post, I will review the AmazonFresh The Bold Dark Roast. I will brew the coffee three ways and then sample it with different flavorings. I will also compare the coffee with other dark roasts before suggesting who may find the coffee enjoyable.

Indonesian Javanese Coffee Explained & Reviewed (With Photos)

May 13, 2024October 14, 2023 by Nigel

by Nigel Ong

Indonesia is known to be one of the major coffee regions. Aside from producing mass-consumption coffee, it produces some gourmet, high-end Arabica beans. Indonesia has many coffee regions, each with its special flavors.

In this post, I will review Java coffee, one of the major coffee regions. I picked up a bag of single-origin Java coffee and brewed the coffee three ways. I also try it with flavorings and compare it with popular medium blends in the US.

This post is part of a series of posts exploring and reviewing Indonesian coffee, focusing on its major growing regions.