

The rich full body in darker roasts make it a crowd favorite, and this lot has a nice balance of flavor and forest notes. It comes as "Double Picked" or as "Triple Picked" and it basically means did they sort it for defects twice or three times, and I like the double picked (DP) because it has more aftertaste and earthiness - not dirt road dusty murkiness, but rich satisfying lingering aftertaste. But don't judge a bean by it's unroasted appearance! Sumatra Mandehling is our 3rd best selling coffee every year, and we try to always keep it in stock. Sumatra Mandheling is not sorted by size, and you will find the broken beans and defects that are typical for this coffee. This is grade 1 Sumatra but don't expect that to mean that the beans will look pretty.

This crop of Sumatra Mandheling has all the characteristics you would expect - low acid, flashes of bitter with sweet, bourbon-like complexity, herbal notes, spice, smooth, rich, not musty, great lingering aftertaste.
