Description of flavour and aroma of Sumatra Blue Batak Coffee in Blue Lake of Sumatra

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4699 Mantenin, Indonesia

The Blue Lake Mantenin G1 in Lindong Province is a famous volcanic lake less than two hours' drive from Medan, the largest city in North Sumatra, and the world's largest volcanic lake with a very large hinterland, so the coffee from the north to the east is very characteristic and style. and this Mantenin is the highest grade of coffee in Lindong producing area. At present, the people who grow coffee in the mountains near Lake Toba are Batak rather than Manning, while Blue is called Blue Batak or Blue Eye Manning because its raw beans have a little turquoise appearance, and the lake is clear blue.

Indonesia Mantenin raw bean treatment method is different from the general water washing or sun treatment, the local Batak people will pick the red cherry with the traditional wet peeling method (wet-hulled), the treatment process is that the harvested raw beans scrape off the raw bean pulp with the pulp planer, wet pods ferment after 10-12 hours, and then manually wash and dry the pectin and floating matter equal to the water tank. This unique semi-washing method is called Giling Basah by locals. After semi-washing treatment, farmers sell it locally or send it to a nearby centralized station, and the shell beans bought by the purchaser will be exposed again according to the situation, and the goods will not be selected by hand according to size and weight until the water content is reduced to 12-13%. Blue Lake Manning is a rare high-quality coffee bean whose price is not high but its flavor is very outstanding. It has continuously won more than Coffee Review93 points.

Producing area: Lake Toba, northern Sumatra

Producer: small farmers

Grade: three hand-selected grades of raw beans

Varieties: Katimo, Java, Zhenbai

Altitude: 1550-1650 m

Treatment: Giling-Basah semi-washing method (local traditional Wet-hull wet stripping method)

Bake sharing:

* medium roasted beans: the acidity is introverted and soft, the aroma has a strong melon aroma of orange pomelo peel, and the herb aroma is mellow with rich sweetness.

* medium and deep roasted beans: light cinnamon spices, herbs, pine mushrooms, mellow finish, walnut and high concentration chocolate.

* Cup test: sweet herb, pine, wood mushroom, orange pomelo peel, mellow, full-bodied, creamy walnut chocolate

Generally speaking, Mantenin has medium and shallow roasted beans, and the acidity of the fruit is uncomfortable, but the sour flavor of Blue Lake is amazing, completely subverting the idea that Manning needs deep baking before it tastes good.