Let me tell you quietly that Mandheling is not a coffee variety! Mandheling is an Arabica coffee bean grown on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, and is collectively known as Mandheling coffee. If Geisha coffee beans are the elegant ladies in the coffee world, thenMandheling coffee beansHe is a gentleman. Because of his calm and mellow coffee flavor, he has become the favorite of generations of coffee gourmets.
Mandheling is neither a variety of coffee nor a nickname for Sumatra, so why are the coffee beans produced here called Mandheling coffee beans? It is said that this was a misunderstanding caused by the language barrier. It is said that during the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War II, a Japanese soldier drank a very strong coffee at the home of a Sumatran tribe. So he asked the tribesmen what the coffee beans were called.
Because the tribesmen did not understand what was being asked, they answered with the name of their own race: Mandheling (transliterated as Mandheling). After the war, the Japanese soldier recalled drinking "Mandheling" on the island of Sumatra, so he asked a businessman to transport 15 tons to Japan. It turned out to be very popular, and Mandheling became synonymous with Arabica coffee beans produced in Sumatra.
Indonesia has a very long history of growing coffee beans. In the 17th century, the Dutch first introduced Arabica saplings to Ceylon (today's Sri Lanka) and Indonesia. In 1877, a large-scale disaster hit the Indonesian islands. Coffee rust destroyed almost all the coffee trees, so farmers began to plant Robusta coffee varieties. Currently, 90% of the coffee beans exported from Indonesia are Robusta coffee beans, and only 10% are Arabica coffee beans.
The island of Sumatra is one of the few areas in Indonesia where Arabica coffee beans are grown because of its higher altitude in Indonesia. Arabica coffee beans will be planted in mountainous areas with an altitude of 600-1600m. It is hot and humid all year round. The low altitude cannot cause a large temperature difference in the climate here. Therefore, the coffee grown here generally does not have a delicate flavor. However, because of the low altitude, the coffee beans here develop an unforgettable and unique dull flavor. The biggest characteristic of Mandheling coffee is the flavor of herbs, forest woods and spices.
Although Sumatra has the highest altitude in Indonesia, it can be said to be very low compared to other parts of Africa and Central and South America. The low altitude also causes insects harmful to coffee trees to become very overbearing, affecting the production and fruiting rate of coffee trees. If traditional Arabica coffee trees (Typica/Bourbon) are planted, their insect resistance is weak, so most of the coffee trees planted in the area are Arabica baristas with Robusta ancestry. The Arabica coffee trees currently planted in Indonesia are Timor (locally known as Tim Tim), an Arabica variety with Robusta origin; and Catimor (locally known as Ateng), which is a hybrid of Catura and Tim.
Due to the muggy climate and lack of water all year round, Indonesian coffee farmers developed a way to better dry coffee beans in order to save water and develop a method to better dry coffee beans - the wet planing method, also known as the wet hulling method, which is also the standard processing method for Mandheling coffee beans. The wet planing process is characterized by staged, rapid drying and removal of parchment paper for drying. Teacher Han Huaizong described it as "this is also a rare processing method in the world. It creates Mandheling's special low-acid, thick and stuffy flavor by accident."
Although Arabica coffee grown on the island of Sumatra can be calledMandheling coffee, but high-qualityMandheling coffeeGenerally it is only planted in the gayo mountain area. Mandheling coffee beans, which are famous in the specialty coffee world, are grown in the Gayo Mountains of Aceh Province in the north of Sumatra. The average planting height in the production area is between 1,110-1,600 meters. The coffee is grown by small tenant farmers under shade trees. The wet peeling processing method is used to express a unique flavor and a low and lively rich flavor.
Golden Mandheling coffee beans evenIt represents a type of coffee bean and is also a trademark registered by the Indonesian Pwani (PWN) Green Bean Company. Therefore, only those produced by PWN companyGolden Mandheling coffee beansOnly then can it be regarded as the real golden Mandheling coffee beans.
The Golden Mandheling coffee beans sold by FrontStreet Coffee all come from the PWN company. In FrontStreet Coffee stores, you can see the certificate issued by the PWN company and the sacks of PWN Golden Mandheling coffee green beans. As the popularity of Golden Mandheling increases, there are many beans on the market that are not produced by the PWN company but carry the Golden Mandheling brand. In fact, these can only be called boutique Mandheling.
PWN Company has strict screening standards for the golden Mandheling coffee beans sold externally. The company only selects Mandheling coffee beans with specifications above 18 mesh and less than 3 defective beans (300g green bean sample). It belongs to the highest grade G1 grade, is dark green in color, and is a neatly shaped flat bean.
After the processed green beans are screened by density and color, the beans must be manually picked, a total of four times. Therefore, PWN Golden Mandheling coffee beans are more uniform than ordinary Mandheling coffee beans. Whether it is the size of the coffee beans or the stable balance of coffee flavor, the overall tonality will be cleaner and the sweetness will be more obvious.
The coffee beans sold by FrontStreet Coffee are all freshly roasted, and the coffee beans are shipped within 5 days after the roasting completion date. Therefore, you can start from the freshest state of the coffee beans and taste the different changes in the flavor of the coffee when the coffee beans are not in the right state. Under normal circumstances, coffee beans will still have a roasted flavor within 4 days after roasting. If you are not in a hurry to drink, you can grow the coffee beans first, seal the original packaging and let it sit until 4-5 days after the roasting date, then start tasting. The overall coffee will appear more rounded, and the best tasting period of coffee is generally 30-35 days.
In order to allow PWN Gold Mandheling coffee beans to express a mellow coffee flavor, FrontStreet Coffee roasts the coffee beans to a medium-dark level. For brewing medium-dark roasted coffee beans, FrontStreet Coffee recommends that you use a KONO filter cup. Brewing parameters: 88-degree water temperature and a powder-to-water ratio of 1:15. Grind 15g of coffee powder into the size of coarse sugar (China No. 20 standard sieve with a sieving rate of 70%).
Specific brewing techniques: Inject 30g of water for the first time and steam for 30 seconds; in the second stage, inject a small amount of water in a circle to 125g, wait until the water volume in the powder bed drops to half before adding water, and then continue to inject a small amount of water in a circle to 225g. After all drip filtration is completed, the total extraction time is about 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
PWN Gold Mandheling Coffee Bean Flavor Performance: The overall coffee level is varied, mellow and clean. Rich nutty and caramel aroma with hints of chocolate, long lasting finish and high balance.
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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.
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