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Insight from our Master Coffee
Importer
Sumatran coffees capture the wild
jungle essence of this tropical
Indonesian island. We cup Sumatran
after Sumatran to find that
earthy, deep, complex, full-bodied
coffee that exhibits low-acidity
smoothness and a touch of forest
floor funk. A great Sumatran is
creamy, sweet, with a touch of
butterscotch, spice, and
mustiness. (Yes, mustiness, not
jungle rot. This is where cupping
Sumatran after Sumatran pays off
Big!)
Sumatran coffee is a beautiful
deep blue-green color with the
appearance of jade. There is a
tendency to over roast Sumatrans
(along with other dry processed
wild coffees) as they do not show
much roast color, and roast
unevenly. Sometime the beans will
look uneven and funky green. This
is not a problem, however, or a
sign of bad beans. Quality in the
cup is what matters, or should
matter, not mere appearance of
beans.
Sumatran coffees are hand sorted,
and come in single-picked, double-
picked, and even triple-picked
lots. Since Sumatran's are dry
processed and often laid out to
dry on the dirt in small villages,
sorting the coffee is essential to
take out the sticks and stones
that the beans inevitably acquire,
but triple picking does not
necessarily improve the quality of
cup. In fact, we sometimes find
that over-picked beautiful
polished coffees are sometimes
bland in the cup.
Quality is in the cup.
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