S-795 is a varietyA botanical variety is a rank in the taxonomic hierarchy below the rank of species and subspecies and above the rank of form (form / variety / subspecies... ...more based on the ” S-Line” coffees of IndiaIndian coffees are under-represented in the coffee market: they are good balanced, mild coffees. You will find the pronounced body, low acidity and subtle spicy notes pleasing, and... ...more, and stands for Selection 795, It has a very fine cup, one of the best in IndonesiaUSDA is (obviously) the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA also had coffee plant breeding programs in the past and one variety they distributed to Indonesia and was... ...more, but is not a high volume producer.
S795 was introduced in the 1950s to the Jember Research facility as a selection cultivated by the India Coffee ResearchThe study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements: The study of the agronomy of coffee, its chemistry, or other improvements. There are coffee research... ...more. This variety was created by crossing the Kent cultivarCultivar is a term used interchangeably with Varietal in the coffee trade to indicate plant material, although there are distinctions.: The naming of a cultivar should conform to... ...more and the S288, a natural hybrid between C. ArabicaArabica refers to Coffea Arabica, the taxonomic species name of the genus responsible for around 75% of the worlds commercial coffee crop.: Arabica refers to Coffea Arabica, the... ...more and C. Liberica from the Doobla EstateA "coffee estate" is used to imply a farm that has its own processing facility, a wet-mill. In Spanish this is called an Hacienda. A Finca (farm) does... ...more in India .
It had some Coffee Leaf Rust (CLRCastillo is a selection of the Colombia cultivar that has become the most commonly grown coffee in Colombia. It is preferred to the older resistant variety, Variedad Colombia... ...more) resistance but has widely lost it, and is one of the main cultivars in SulawesiSulawesi coffees are low-acid with great body and that deep, brooding cup profile akin to Sumatra. The coffee is sometimes known as Celebes, which was the Dutch colonial... ...more. Some sources say the name Jember does not refer to S-795 but rather its component S-288Selection 288, a coffee leaf rust (CLR) resistant strain of arabica released by the Coffee Board of India in 1937 ...more. S-795 is referred to also as “1934” which I assume is the date of its release in India, as it did not come to Indonesia until later.
“Line S” has a very nice cup character compared to other varieties grown in Indonesia that have some RobustaAteng is a common name for Catimor coffees widely planted in Sumatra and other Indonesia isles.: Ateng, with several subtypes, is a common name for Catimor coffees widely... ...more genetic component. As a wet-process coffee, where variety taste comes through more, other types like TimTimHibrido de Timor abbreviated HdT is the interspecies hybrid of C. Arabica and C. Canephora (Robusta) that was found in Timor Leste in the 1940s. This was presumed... ...more and AtengAn improved Ateng selection of Timor variety with Bourbon reportedly. The specifics are a little doubtful (Timor x Bourbon) as it is not the result of a plant... ...more fall short, showing their rough side. S795 remains refined and sweet in the washed processed cup. That is interesting, since it does have Liberica genes and Liberica is quite a harsh cup!
