SUMATRA MANDHELING #530

Curator's Notes

Now that's a Sumatra! Coffee from Indonesia has always carried a classic, exotic appeal, and comprises a coffee experience utterly unique from the common flavor profiles of Central America and African coffees. Bold and full-bodied, this dark roast is spicy with an edge of sweetness, smoky without being charred, syrupy without being cloying. The full-city roast on these beans leaves just a shimmer of oil, cranking up the flavor of this endlessly sippable roast. Sip some of your own! This is one of the most satisfying single-origin darks on our roster.

Roaster's Notes

Sumatra is a mountainous island in the Indonesian archipelago. The coffees produced here are famous for their distinctive flavor profile, which arises from a variety of factors including soil composition, climate, coffee varietal, and the unique processing method favored on the island. This process, called wet hulling, involves partially drying the coffee seed, and hulling it while it is still damp and soft. It is then dried exceptionally slowly on patios, and often piled under tarps at night to further slow the loss of moisture. The result is a very heavy bodied, sweet coffee with muted, round acidity and a one-of-a-kind flavor that is often described as earthy.