Java

The Pacific isn’t just a vast expanse of blue—it’s a coffee frontier. While we obsess over Ethiopian heirlooms and Colombian sunsets, the Pacific’s hidden gems—Papua New Guinea, Java, Sumatra, and Hawaii—remain underappreciated. These islands, shaped by colonial history and volcanic soil, produce coffees that defy expectations. Let’s unravel their stories. Papua New Guinea’s coffee is a tale of colonial ambition and resilience. British and German colonists introduced coffee in the early 1900s, but it wasn’t until Jamaican Blue Mountain seeds arrived in the 1920s that the industry took root. Today, two worlds collide: large estates offer consistent, if unremarkable, quality,…