Mandheling coffeeThe origin of
We can find that the names of many single-origin coffees that can be named are usually taken from the producing area, place name, variety of coffee beans or the name of the green bean processor. The naming of "Mandheling" is quite special and starts from a misunderstanding story.
During World War II in the last century, the Japanese army invaded the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and many Japanese soldiers could be seen there. One day, a Japanese soldier went to a local restaurant to drink coffee. He felt that the taste was mellow and fragrant, so he asked the store the name of the coffee. The store mistakenly thought he was asking where he was from, so he answered "Mandailing". After the war, the Japanese soldier recalled that the coffee he drank in Indonesia was called "Mandheling". At the same time, he asked someone to transport a batch of coffee beans from Sumatra to Japan, and it was very popular.Mandheling coffeeThe name has been spread since then.
What are the characteristics of Mandheling coffee?
I believe I’ve had a drink at the Front Street store.Mandheling coffeeFriends of the coffee industry all know that Mandheling coffee has a darker roasting degree, unique spices and herbal taste, and a strong and bitter taste. Some customers find it difficult to accept it, while others enjoy it very much. Let’s talk about what makes Front Street so successfulMandheling coffeeSuch characteristics.
The Mandheling coffee we are talking about refers to the Arabica coffee beans produced in the mountains around Lake Toba in Sumatra. Sumatra is the largest island in Indonesia. It has a tropical rainforest climate and is hot and humid all year round. Coffee trees are generally planted in the mountains and forests. Among them, the coffee produced by Gayo Mountain in the Aceh production area can be said to be the highest quality in the entire Sumatra region, and most of them are ancient tree species. front streetPWN Gold Mandheling Coffee BeansIt is selected from the Gayoo Mountains in Aceh.
Sumatra has fertile volcanic soil found in many well-known coffee-producing areas. The soil contains a large amount of minerals, which helps the coffee fruits produce more nutrients and aroma. Local farmers will plant coffee trees at medium altitudes, generally between 600-1200m. The low-altitude planting environment and the climate characteristics of tropical rainforests mean that the coffee fruits take a short time to mature and are difficult to form rich acidity. Therefore, the coffee flavor here is more herbal and spice.
There is a mountainous area in northern Sumatra near Lake Toba, the Lindong Mountains. The Mandheling coffee beans produced here have larger particles and harder beans. Because there are many defects, roasters need to undergo strict selection during the processing process. Since the green coffee beans of Lin Dong Mandheling are not selected, you can often see uneven sizes and a strong taste.
PWN Gold Mandheling Coffee Beans
Indonesia will classify green beans according to the number of coffee defects and particle size. The highest level is G1, which means that the number of defective beans in a 300g sample is less than 3 and the size of the green beans is more than 18 mesh.
The Mandheling story mentioned above shows that the Japanese have a special liking for Mandheling coffee and hope to drink high-quality batches. When cooperating with Indonesian green coffee beans, they formulated a strict screening system. The processed green coffee beans need to go through density color separation screening and four manual screenings to ensure that the color, shape, and size of the Mandheling coffee beans are uniform. This kind of Mandheling will taste cleaner and more translucent, and the mellowness and sweetness will be more obvious.
Indonesia's PWN Company took a fancy to this business opportunity early on and registered the "Golden Mandheling" trademark first. In other words, only the golden Mandheling produced by PWN Company is the real "Golden Mandheling". PWN also attaches great importance to the quality of Mandheling coffee. It has almost contracted batches of the best local Mandheling coffee in Sumatra. The purchased Mandheling coffee is the highest grade of green beans in Indonesia.On the basis of G1After strict manual screening, not many high-quality gold Mandhelings are finally produced. Counterfeit "Golden Mandheling" coffee is easy to appear on the market. The golden Mandheling green beans purchased from Front Street Street are labeled with "Golden Mandheling" coffee.The certification certificate provided by PWN and the green bean sacks of PWN Gold Mandheling have a clear PWN logo.
What kind of coffee is Mandheling?
Due to the localized names of Indonesian locals, we often see that Mandheling’s coffee varieties are relatively unfamiliar. In fact, they just changed their names.
Tim Tim
During the leaf rust crisis in 1877, Indonesia's coffee industry was also severely hit. The Indonesian government began to introduce various disease-resistant varieties from various places, including Robusta, Tim, Katim, and the Indian variety Jember.
The natural hybrid variety of Timor Island Arabica varieties Typica and Robusta is actually Timor. It inherited the high yield and disease resistance of Robusta. It became popular in cultivation in the 1950s. After being introduced to Indonesia, it was called Timor Timur, also called Tim Tim.
Atengseries
In addition to Tim Tim, there is also a common variety of Ateng in Sumatra, which we often call Catimor. It was found in Aceh Tengah in the central Aceh region and was named after the place. Ateng is a hybrid descendant of Arabica Bourbon varieties Kaduka and Tim. It has several subtypes, with 1/4 Robusta blood. It has super high disease resistance and is widely planted in Sumatra and other Indonesian islands. The Golden Mandheling coffee on Front Street is the Ateng variety.
Wet planed Mandheling coffee
The low-acid and mellow taste of Mandheling is inseparable from the most distinctive local wet planing method.
Sumatra's weather is changeable, with frequent typhoons, and it does not have the conditions for sun treatment like African countries. In addition, local growers do not plan to invest too much in processing green coffee beans, so it is difficult to maintain washing treatment. Wanting high efficiency and low cost, local people invented the wet planing method according to local conditions.
The peel and pulp of the picked coffee fruits are removed with a machine and then placed in a pool to ferment for three hours. The green beans with the parchment paper left on them are dried in the sun for 2-3 days until the moisture content reaches 20-24%, and then the parchment paper is removed. At this time, the coffee beans are still When the beans are soft, they will be slightly deformed by pressure, so we see that the green Mandheling coffee beans are in the shape of a sheep's hoof. They are finally dried indoors at a constant temperature and humidity. When the moisture content is only 12-13%, they can be bagged and sent to the warehouse.
The drying time of the wet planing method is much shorter than that of the sun and water washing methods, and the investment cost is also lower than that of water washing. wet planingIn the process of processing coffee beans, the fermentation process is very short and the drying time is relatively long, so it has a taste with low acidity.
How to drink Mandheling coffee
Currently, the two most popular Mandheling coffees on Front Street are the Lindong Mandheling ration beans and the premium PWN gold Mandheling coffee beans.
If you are an entry-level coffee player and want to learn about various classic coffee producing areas from the basics, Front Street believes that you can start with our ration bean series. Front Street selects the most representative coffees from major production areas and puts them on the shelves in 100g small packages. Front Street hopes that coffee lovers can taste the basic flavor of each coffee production area at a cost-effective price. Lintong Mandheling coffee beans, one of the 7 ration beans, are the representative of Indonesian coffee. The unique wet planing method brings a mellow and strong spice flavor.
FrontStreet Coffee: Indonesian Lintong Mandheling coffee beans
Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia
Grade: G1
Altitude: 1100m——1600m
Variety: Ateng TimTim
Processing method: wet planing
Flavor: Nuts, spices, chocolate, caramel
And if you pursue the purer herbal spice flavor of Mandheling and want to drink a clean and rich Mandheling taste, Front Street believes that PWN Gold Mandheling is the most suitable.
FrontStreet Coffee: PWN Gold Mandheling Coffee Beans
Origin: Sumatra, Indonesia
Grade: G1, three hand selections
Altitude: 1100m——1600m
Variety: Ateng
Processing method: wet planing
Flavor: Nuts, spices, herbs, caramel
The flavor of Mandheling coffee is notes of nuts, chocolate, and spices. Front Street roasters chose dark roasting to present the deep taste of this coffee. In terms of extraction, Front Street Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) baristas brew in a variety of ways, including the Moka pot.Rich, solid, mellow, and convenient, it is favored by many home coffee lovers. Here are some of the popular ones on the front street:PWN Golden Mandheling coffee beans will show you how to make a delicious cup of Moka pot coffee.。
Suggestions for using FrontStreet Coffee Moka Pot:
1. First grind 20g coffee beans into powder.
2. Separate the upper pot and the lower pot of the Moka pot, and pour water into the lower pot. The water level should not exceed the pressure relief valve of the lower pot.
3. Put the coffee powder into the metal filter (powder trough), and use a measuring spoon to tap the coffee powder to compact it a little (gently, do not use force).
4. Install the powder trough on the lower pot, and then tighten the upper pot. (Please be sure to tighten and confirm that the upper and lower pots are indeed connected together.)
5. With the lid open, heat with direct fire, and control the firepower so that the flame does not exceed the bottom of the pot. (Because there is a possibility of boiling and overflowing, it is recommended to do it with the pot lid open until you master the trick. If the distance between the racks of the gas stove is too large and the Moka pot cannot be placed stably on it, please add a net and then heat it with direct fire.)
6. When the hot water boils and coffee extraction begins, turn off the heat. When all extraction is complete, in order to avoid over-steaming, please pour the coffee into the cup as soon as possible.
7. Finally, you can prepare a delicious cup of Moka pot coffee. If you usually like a refreshing taste, you can add 150ml of warm water, stir and drink; if you like the sweetness of milk, Front Street recommends adding 150ml of fresh milk to taste it together, the taste will be very mellow.
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
