A detailed introduction of the rare Mantenin single variety planting in Muniu Village

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Mantenin, Lindong cattle village, Sumatra, Indonesia

Indonesia is the largest archipelago country in the world. Arabica coffee cultivation was introduced as early as during Dutch rule in the 18th century. The mantenin produced is called "the most important coffee in the world". It is the fourth largest producer in the world with an annual output of 7 million bags, of which Arabica accounts for only 10-15%. The most important producing areas are located in Sumatra Island, Java Island and Sulawesi Island. Coffee is harvested twice a year in May ~ June and September ~ October respectively. Coffee farms are small in size, ranging from 1 to 3 hectares, with an average area of only 1.44 hectares. Coffee beans are almost the only crop on these small plots, which are the main source of income for the local five million people. There are few plantations or cooperatives in the area, which are acquired by Indonesian state or private companies.

Coffee farmers remove the pulp by hand and a few by machine, and then sell the coffee beans directly in the local village market or send them to the nearby concentration station when the coffee beans are still very wet. Indonesia's Batak people belong to matrilineal society. Usually, women bring the crops to do business in the village market. Their prices are very hard. Therefore, the prices of these half-processed coffee beans in the domestic market are very high, even higher than those of Latin American and African coffee. Indonesia has now developed a unique hulling machine that can process beans with sheepskin at only 18% moisture, which turns the beans into a unique blue/green color similar to the most carefully selected beans. The export classification of high-quality Indonesian arabica beans is manually selected. These people are guaranteed the government minimum wage and can earn higher bonuses for performance.

Pure mantanin is not easy in indonesia, where most of the production comes from small holders in the local market, and even the big estates cannot find an export company willing to process and deliver their coffee.

Located in the southeast of the forest, Shepherd Village is a SIGALARUTANG monovarietal village at an altitude of 1,350 meters. VOLKOPI helps sell their coffee. Shepherd Village can concentrate on producing good coffee without worrying about marketing.

Most farmers are Rainforest Alliance certified, green shade means slow growth, which is a good thing, coffee age has passed the first five years of green near the most mature stage of production.

It's cleaner than the gold mantinin. It's clear, it's not thick.

Overall review: cleaner flavor than gold mantnin clear texture not thick outline.