Starbucks Coffee tasting theme Sumatra Manning Coffee Bean Origin Story and characteristic Flavor

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Unique flavor

The coffee grown in the environmental soil of Sumatra coffee beans is rich in woody tone and mellow taste, introverted flavor and lively and moderate acidity, as well as unique flavors such as herbal medicine, cedar, cocoa, fermented fruit and so on. Among them, Mantenin is the most classic coffee bean among the Sumatran coffee beans produced in Indonesia, accounting for only 25% of the Arabica coffee species. It has an excellent classic taste, strong taste, mellow and lively dynamic feeling, but it is not astringent or sour, and the mellowness and bitterness can be fully revealed. When tasting Mantenin, it can be lubricated on the tip of the tongue, with a hint of herbaceous aromas, sweet cocoa and fruity aromas, with a long finish. Generally speaking, fans of Manning drink as a single drink, but Manning is also an indispensable variety of mixed coffee.

Introduction to the origin of Sumatran coffee

Sumatra is the largest island in Indonesia, located above the equator, with a tropical rain forest climate, high temperature, humidity and abundant rainfall. Small coffee farmers usually grow in primitive mountains, and their water resources are very precious, so a unique "wet peeling" sectional drying method (Giling Basah, Wet hulling) has been developed here, which adds a different flavor to Sumatra coffee from other regions. Of the coffee beans produced in Indonesia, 25 per cent are Arabica and the remaining 75 per cent are Robusta, while fine Arabica coffee from northern Sumatra is sold on the market as Lintong and Mandheling.

Planting history of producing area

In the 17th century, the Dutch introduced Arabica saplings to Java for the first time and gradually expanded to Sumatra and other Indonesian islands. In 1877, a large-scale rust disease hit the Indonesian islands, almost destroying Arabica trees planted at low elevations, and many farmers had to give up Arabica coffee trees that had been operated for many years. Robusta coffee trees with strong disease resistance were introduced from Africa, and only a few Arabica trees were still planted at high elevations, while these remaining Arabica species It is the ancestor of Manning and Lindong Coffee, which are famous for their unique flavor.

Planting altitude

Sumatra Mante can be grown on an average of 1200 meters above sea level on a plateau of 1500 meters above sea level, with abundant rainfall and volcanic soil that contribute to coffee cultivation to produce high-quality Manning coffee beans.