single origin Indonesia Sumatra Mandheling, Fairtrade Organic and Rainforest Alliance
roast level: dark
tasting notes: dark chocolate, clean earthy, woody, burnt sugar. full, velvet body
region (province): Batak Region of West-Central Sumatra, Aceh
growing elevation: 900-1,600 masl
process: Giling basah (wet-hulled), sun-dried
growing area: In Sumatra, the second-largest island in the Republic of Indonesia, Mandheling coffees are grown on the lofty, volcanic slopes of Mount Leuser, near the port of Padang in west-central Sumatra. Mandheling coffee also comes from Aceh in the north, near lake Laut Tawar. The name doesn’t reference a place, however, but rather honors the Mandailing people, an ethnic group in the Batak area who go by this second spelling. Grade 1 Sumatra is double or triple sorted by hand for defects.
