SUMATRA Mandheling

DESCRIPTION: This is grade 1 Sumatra comes as "Double Picked" or as "Triple Picked," which means they sort it for defects twice or three times. It has more aftertaste and earthiness -- not dirt road dusty murkiness, but a rich, satisfying lingering aftertaste. The rich full body in darker roasts makes it a crowd favorite, and this lot has a nice balance of flavor and forest notes. Take it dark and you get complexity, body, and smoky characteristics with tobacco and hints of spices and roots.  Keep it more of a medium roast and you get sweeter and more pronounced herbal notes (think sarsaparilla root or licorice root). 

TASTING NOTES: Low acid, flashes of bitter with sweet, bourbon-like complexity, herbal notes, spice, smooth, rich, not musty, great lingering aftertaste.