
indonesia coffee
by rosetta roastery cafe (bree street) · cape town, south africa
you'll taste black tea before tea-like. this is frinsa estate 2025/26, indonesia, a washed indonesia from rosetta roastery cafe (bree street).
it has black tea and tea-like tasting notes, pointing to a clean, lighter-bodied cup with a refined, dry quality rather than heavy sweetness or fruit.
it is grown on the frinsa estate in the java region of indonesia and processed using the washed method, meaning the coffee cherry is removed before the beans are dried.
filter methods such as pour over work well for washed java coffees like this, as they highlight the clean, tea-like character described in the tasting notes without overwhelming the cup.
you can smell the history in rosetta's cramped bree street space before you even order. the beans here aren't just south african - they're obsessively sourced from farms most cape town roasters ignore, then roasted in batches small enough that your barista probably remembers pulling each one from the drum. the espresso hits with that mineral tang you only get from properly developed african beans. thick crema that clings to your cup long after the last sip. this is what local coffee tastes like when someone actually cares about doing it right.
all coffee from rosetta roastery cafe (bree street)cape town, south africa
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