Sumatra Mandheling
Sumatra Mandheling
***Please allow 5-7 business days for roasting and shipping. This does not include travel time, weekends and holidays. You will most likely get it faster, but just in case…***
Bag size: 16oz (1 full pound) 100% Arabica beans **Low Acidity
This gourmet, wet-hulled, hand-sorted bean out of Indonesia is grown on islands created by volcanic activity. It offers a slightly earthy aroma and fills your mug with spicy and earthy flavors of dark chocolate, cedar, sweet tobacco and wine. Indonesia is known for it’s unique way of processing coffee beans, which leads to its dark green color.
Sumatra is one of our “darker” roasts served in the shop daily. Keep in mind, our “dark roast” is not taken to a burnt nugget. We roast it right to the second crack to ensure the flavors are still in tact. By doing so we avoid the super shiny coffee with an unappealing burnt taste.
**Note…the longer a coffee is roasted, the less it weighs. Therefore, when you order a “dark roast” you get more beans in your bag!!
This coffee is a “Roaster’s Favorite” selection…that means we drink it at home. A LOT.
Body: Full
Acidity: Low
(Choosing the "Grind it" option may delay shipping 24 - 48 hours from roast date)
Many of the islands of Indonesia were formed by volcanoes. Therefore, they are mountainous and have rich soil that is ideal for growing coffee. It is no wonder that some of the world’s most famous coffees are grown on the islands of the Malay Archipelago of Indonesia: Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Java. Approximately 15% of all the coffee grown in Indonesia is Arabica. Sumatra is the second largest islandof the Republic of Indonesia. Sumatra Mandheling coffee is grown on the lofty volcanic slopes of Mount Leuser near the port of Padang in the Balak region of west-central Sumatra.
Coffee trees were originally brought to Indonesia in the early 19th century by the Dutch, who sought to break the world-wide Arabic monopoly on the cultivation of coffee. Within a few years, Indonesian coffee dominated the world’s coffee market. Yet by the end of the century disease completely destroyed the crop. Coffee trees were successfully replanted and quickly gained a large share of the world market until the plantations were ravaged again during World WarII. “Mandailing”, spelled here correctly, is technically an ethnic group in Indonesia, not a region, as is Batak.
The unique method used in its production results in a very full body with a concentrated flavor, garnished with herbal nuances and a spicy finish. Giling Basah, the name of the traditional Sumatran process, involves hulling the parchment off of the bean at roughly 50% moisture content; for comparison, most other processes hull coffee at around 10-12% moisture. This unique Sumatran process results in a trademark flavor profile (low acidity and a richness that lingers on the back of the palate) and gives the green beans a signature dark color. Notes of chocolate are evident in the finish.
Grade 1 Sumatra is Double-Picked (DP) or Triple-Picked (TP), referring to the number of times the coffee is hand-picked for defects. This extra quality control results in a very consistent cup including only cherries at optimum ripeness.
Cup Characteristics
strong cedar notes, consistent, balanced, sweet tobacco, winey, spicy, chocolate
ALL COFFEES ARE ROASTED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU ORDER. THEREFORE, REST IN KNOWING YOUR COFFEE IS AS FRESH AS POSSIBLE. EVERY. TIME.