Flores Coffee: The Overlooked Treasure

Flores (from Portuguese: flowers) is a narrow volcanic island in East Nusa Tenggara whose coffee — grown at altitude on the slopes of twelve volcanoes between 1,000 and 1,700 metres above sea level — has been consistently undervalued in specialty coffee discourse relative to Sumatra and Sulawesi. This undervaluation is a function of logistics (Flores is remote, infrastructure poor) rather than quality — at its best, Flores coffee offers a fruit profile and floral complexity that surpasses many better-known Indonesian origins. The Ngada and Bajawa highlands in central Flores produce the most praised lots; the Manggarai region in western Flores produces a more common but still flavourful commercial grade.

Kopi Flores — The Volcanic Coffee of East Nusa Tenggara

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