Flores grows arabica at 1,200-1,800 m on fertile volcanic Andosols, with sweet chocolate, floral and woody notes reported.
Flores lies about 200 miles east of Bali and is rugged, with a number of active and inactive volcanoes whose ash has created especially fertile Andosols, described as ideal for organic coffee production. Arabica is grown at 1,200 to 1,800 m on hillsides and plateaus, mostly under shade trees, and is wet processed at farm level. Flores coffee is known for sweet chocolate, floral and woody notes. A traditional pulped-natural style, in which parchment coffee is dried in its mucilage without fermentation, produces a floral coffee that some buyers seek out. Flores was under Portuguese control and its coffee came from different rootstocks than Java's, and it was not affected by rust to the same degree.
In the cup, according to guides
- ChocolateOften notedFlores coffee is described as known for sweet chocolate, floral and woody notes.
- FloralOften notedTraditional pulped-natural processing on Flores is said to produce a floral coffee.
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Elsewhere in East Nusa Tenggara
Sources · 1 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
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