Finally, Indonesia Have Coffee Festival

There are 14 provinces in Indonesia which is known as a producer of coffee. Each coffee has a taste that is different. These copies became world consumption. Unfortunately, not many people know they drink coffee actually comes from Indonesia.

"We want to popularize coffee in Indonesia, both internationally and locally. Coffee-Coffee Indonesia, we prefer not to know where it came from," said Director of Indonesian Coffee Festival 2012, Ellyanthi Tambunan, during a press conference at the House of Sapta Enchantment, Jakarta, Tuesday (28 / 8/2012).

Moreover, Ellyanthi said, 80 percent of Indonesian coffees are abroad. Therefore, it plans to organize Indonesian Coffee Festival to be held on 15-16 September 2012. The event will take place at the Museum Puri Paintings, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali.

"Previously we've organized Road to Indonesian Coffee Festival in London last year. This will be the first time the coffee festival held in Indonesia," said Ellyanthi.

Later, Ellyanthi said, visitors who attend the festival will see and know the coffee ranging from upstream to downstream, starting from the time of planting until the coffee served in a cup of coffee up.

Ellyanthi said, Ubud was chosen as host for the coffee festival Ubud has become an icon of tourism in Indonesia. In addition, the committee also will tour a coffee plantation in Kintamani, Bangli district.

"These gardens have got the right geographic identikasi. These gardens are one example of the best plantations in Indonesia. Would be no element of agro later on there," said Ellyanthi.

In the festival, the participants who participated is a manufacturer of coffee, coffee farmers, coffee spa use, to use coffee in a restaurant menu.

'Coffee use not just for drinking. Residue remains also to the spa, "says Ellyanthi.

In addition, drink containers for coffee producers to coffee communities will be present to enliven the festival. The festival is open to the general public, coffee lovers, coffee to businesses and restaurants.

According Ellyanthi, the festival will take some workshop agenda as baristas, coffee bazaar, and a visit to a coffee plantation. In barista workshop, will be training for baristas (coffee peracik operate an espresso machine).

"We expect the barista was attended not only students but also tourism. At Jakata and Surabaya, baristas are included in the curriculum of tourism. Students can become more familiar with Indonesian coffee. Hopefully there will also barista certification," said Tuti Mochtar of Indonesian Coffee Festival 2012 and also a coffee expert.

While the bazaar coffee, Ellyanthi explained that it would be fair coffee from different regions. He added that participation is filler bazaar coffee producers and coffee farmers. While the coffee plantation tour will invite festival goers to get to know the planting of coffee and a discussion with coffee farmers in Kintamani.

Meanwhile, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, said that coffee Nirwandar Indonesia is one of the best coffee in the world. Not to mention, he added, the potential for spread of Indonesian coffee from Aceh to Papua.

"We have no reason not to promote coffee. We have a lot of coffee that we support activities, one of which, the festival of coffee," Sapta said.

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