Java

A cacao growing region in Indonesia.

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An Indonesian island with a long cacao history including colonial-era estate plantings, some of which survive. Java produces both bulk and speciality material, and the estate sector gives it a more organised post-harvest infrastructure than Sulawesi.

Country
Indonesia
Flavour families
nutty, earthy

Terroir

Volcanic soils with estate and smallholder production, and a longer-established fermentation infrastructure than elsewhere in the country.

Flavour character

Often described as nutty and earthy with modest fruit and low acidity.

InferredSource: ChocolateHQ

Other regions in Indonesia

Related

Part of

  • IndonesiaAn Indonesian island with a long cacao history including colonial-era estate plantings, some of which survive.

Varieties planted here

  • TrinitarioDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. Java — An Indonesian island with a long cacao history including colonial-era estate plantings, some of which survive.

Sources

  • ChocolateHQ editorial synthesisChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)