

There are many myths surrounding coffee especially, from the traditional regions. This isn’t that strange since the bags the coffee was packed and exported in all said ‘Java.’ A bit like how tissue is often called a Kleenex, even though it’s a brand name.

The coffee was exported from Jakarta on the island of Java, and that’s how Java became known as the best coffee in the world for a period in history. Here it thrived, and Indonesia quickly became the largest coffee producing nation in the world. Initially, coffee grew wild in Ethiopia, but via Yemen, the Dutch colonialists brought the plant to Indonesia in 1699. What is Sumatra Coffee? A bit of HistoryĪs you might know, Indonesia and coffee have a long history. Speculation suggests that this lead to mass extinction of humans in the area and a global climate change.

A volcano erupted around 75.000 years ago in a so-called super-volcanic eruption. Bonus-Info: mystical historical events surround Sumatra and Lake Toba.
