One of our two aged coffees, Old Brown Java’s story starts in the 16th century.
So, im told… “the coffee beans were originally used as ballast in the bottom of boats and based on the colour of the beans as they aged, the sailors knew how long they’d been at sea.
Hailing from Indonesia, the Old Brown Java that I’ve selected is aged for at least two years. A bit of a Marmite coffee – love it or hate it – you must try it. Of course, I like it, but I also like marmite. If you haven’t tried this, it’s one for the list.
Ideal to brew in a paper filter to maintain its mature flavour profile in its cleanest, purest flavour. I actually had this once on the Island of Borneo in a hotel called the Blue Sky. It was brewed while a waited to check in and it was delicious. The man that served me had crimply’ worn hands and kind eyes and the coffee had been brought to the hotel by him, straight from his families farm. It was a delight to watch him carefully prepare my coffee and the aroma filled the lobby.
This is a Full-bodied coffee with a musky, earthy tobacco flavour notes and sweeter, yet still interestingly bold aroma.
ROASTING NOTES
This coffee is aged, so visually it is very very different, a little drier that its green friends, so a little less heat to start helps the Old Brown Java. Some roasters used to roast this within an inch of its life and produce black oily beans, thank goodness this seems to have lost fashion. Try this on its own and with Santos.
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