Scented aroma spreads throughout the road in Gombengsari village, Banyuwangi. Sand the soup and heal the coffee beans sound like a tone lantun. It seems to be a chick lung baya powdered coffee beans with very eggplant.
According to farmers who also owners of Kahyangan coffee brands, Sahnawi, this plantation has been managed under 40-50 years old. Even all homeyards are grounded by coffee trees that rindang high around one to two meters.
People’s coffee plantations in the Gombengsari area around 853 hectares located in highlands with a hilly soil form at a height of 400-600 meters above sea level (mdpl) which causes the area to become a stronga coffee producing with the best quality.
The atmosphere of coffee plantations in Gombengsari village, Banyuwangi, East Java,
Sahnawi coffee farmers photographed in the coffee garden belonging to Gombengsari village, Banyuwangi, East Java, J
"The management of gardens and coffee production in this village has many years old from my grandparents first", said Sahnawi.
In carrying out the production of Sahnawi in his mother, Jumaira, who was 100 years old, and his son Rizki. They continue the tradition of making coffee that produces their own taste coffee.
Gombengsari coffee has a characteristic aroma of coconut fruit and the different cooking way that is siding with clay and powdered coffee beans with wood to be powdered.
Jumaira coffee farmers flamed coffee beans in Gombengsari village, Banyuwangi, East Java,
Jumaira coffee farmer who was 100 years sunbathing coffee beans in Gombengsari village, Banyuwangi, East Java,
"Copies here are original without a mixture, around the coffee plantations of many coconut trees, it may also cause there is a aroma of coconut", Sahnawi said.
In addition to harvested coffee from picking, citizens also harvested a natural or wild coffee produced. Luwak coffee is sold at 500 thousand per kilo and 200 thousand wrestling coffee per kilo.
Today Sahnawi independently of his children and local youth to continue and love coffee by teaching her cooking, packing and selling online as well as opening educational tourism process and coffee processing for domestic and foreign tourists.
Jumaira coffee farmer served East coffee beans in East Java, East Java, East Java,
Text and photo : M Agung Rajasa
Author : Fanny Octavianus
