"WhyMandheling coffeeIt will be so painful! When many friends first come into contact with Mandheling coffee, they are always shocked by its unique herbal spices and rich taste. But that’s also part of its charm!
Although bitter, good Mandheling coffee will be accompanied by a very good aftertaste and a smooth and full taste. Many friends who like Mandheling will feel that it tastes bad at first, but one day they will suddenly think of this coffee that can give people a sense of calm, and then...it smells so good!
Whether Mandheling coffee tastes good or not is closely related to the quality of its raw beans, the roaster's interpretation, whether the coffee beans are freshly roasted, and the use of appropriate extraction parameters.
What are Mandheling coffee beans?
Mandheling coffeeIt is a type of Arabica coffee originating from the Mandalin area near Bukit Barisan Mountain in North Sumatra. The Mandheling we see now refers to Typica or other varieties of coffee beans grown in the mountains around Tobahu. Depending on the region, the green bean merchants are different, so these names are used to distinguish different regions of Mandheling.
Front Street Coffee has purchased 4 types of Mandheling in the past, namely: Lindong Mandheling, Aged Mandheling, Aceh Sumatra Tiger Mandheling, and PWN Gold Mandheling. Nowadays, there are two types that you can click and buy on Front Street Coffee Tmall Mall: "Front Street Indonesian Mandheling" and "Front Street PWN Gold Mandheling".
Mandheling coffee bean processing method
The uniqueness of Mandheling is inseparable from its processing method-wet planing method. The emergence of this treatment method is because the annual humidity in Indonesia is between 70% and 90%, and the annual rainfall is large. In order to pursue greater economic returns, Indonesian farmers created the giling Basah (Wet Hulled) treatment method.
After the coffee fruits are harvested and sorted, the peels are removed, and then placed in a pool and fermented with water for 24 to 36 hours to remove part of the pectin. The wet green coffee beans are evenly spread and dried until they are semi-dry and semi-wet. The parchment is removed, and the green coffee beans are completely exposed before being sun-dried. When the moisture content of green coffee beans drops to 10% to 12%, they will be properly bagged and stored.
The wet planing process is faster than other processing methods, but this processing method will make the beans easier to be squeezed, forming small gaps and forming the shape of sheep's hooves, commonly known as sheep's hooves. This bean shape has also become another characteristic expression of Mandheling coffee beans.
Mandheling coffeeFlavor characteristics
One disadvantage of many commercial coffee beans in Indonesia is that the varieties are mixed with Robusta genes, which results in the coffee itself having a rough flavor and not very good to drink. Mandheling is mainly a hybrid variety based on Arabica genes, and the unique processing method used in Indonesia - wet planing method, gives the coffee a distinctive dull tone. After medium-dark roasting, it will show mellow flavors such as herbs, spices, and cocoa, leaving a memory of low acidity and high body. These unique descriptions are the flavor of the production area in Sumatra.
1. Entry-level Mandheling: Front Street. Indonesian Mandheling G1 Coffee
Lintong Mandheling ration beans belong to the highest grade G1 of Indonesian green beans. The medium-dark roasting highlights its rich nutty tonality, with a hint of melon aroma in the back. After the temperature drops, the herbal flavor appears, the taste is mellow, and the aroma is saturated. It can be brewed by hand, moka pot, Italian SOE, and hanging ear. It is very suitable for novices who are trying Mandheling coffee for the first time.
2. High-luxury Mandheling: Front Street.PWN Golden Mandheling Coffee
Front Street. Golden Mandheling is produced in Mount Aceh, Sumatra, at an altitude of 1100-1600 meters. The coffee variety Ateng uses the wet planing method. The flavor is: spices, herbs, caramel, pine, nuts, chocolate.
Unlike other Mandheling coffee beans, Front Street Golden Mandheling coffee beans are hand-selected G1 and 3 times in the selection of green beans, so the beans of Golden Mandheling appear to be very uniform in size. The specification of Golden Mandheling is more than 18 mesh, with less than 3 defective beans (300g raw bean sample). It belongs to the highest grade G1 grade. The color is dark green and it is a flat bean with a neat shape. After strict screening, the Golden Mandheling not only lacks the earthy smell unique to ordinary Mandheling, but also tastes cleaner and more translucent, and has a stronger sweetness.
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
