This Liberica comes from Jlegong Village in Temanggung, Central Java, where producer Reza works with coffee grown at around 850 metres above sea level.
We have worked with Reza for several years, and his approach has consistently been defined by curiosity. His roots are in Robusta production, but over time he has expanded his work across different species, varieties and processing methods, while also developing experience as a small-scale coffee roaster. That combination gives him an unusually broad perspective on how cultivation, fermentation and roasting interact in the final cup.
Liberica is particularly well suited to the warmer conditions and lower elevations found in parts of Indonesia. As a coffee species, it is visually and sensorially distinct from both Arabica and Robusta, producing large, irregularly shaped seeds and profiles that can move in very different directions depending on processing.
For this lot, Reza uses locally sourced yeast cultures to inoculate the coffee before fermentation in an anaerobic environment. After fermentation, the coffee is dried as a red honey, with approximately 50% of the mucilage remaining around the seed. The combination of controlled fermentation and retained mucilage builds sweetness while preserving the distinctive character of the Liberica itself.
The result is an intensely expressive coffee with concentrated notes of stevia, honey and fresh sugarcane. This is not a coffee we would describe as easy, subtle or made for everyday drinking. It is a coffee to experience.
Liberica can be polarising, and this lot is no exception. Some people immediately love its outspoken character, while others strongly dislike it. We would go as far as saying: do not serve this coffee to someone without telling them what they are about to drink.
At A.M.O.C. we call coffees like this experience coffees, rather than drinking coffees. They are not necessarily the coffees you want every morning, but they are the coffees you remember, discuss and compare long after the cup is empty.





