The cup exhibits - syrup heaviness to the mouthfeel, with a concentrated and complex flavour, earthy fungy some pepper and hints of sweet tobacco.
Per 250g pack - not the usual smaller 227g
Additional information:
Coffee: Lintong
Farm: Various small growers around Lake Takengon
Varietal(s): Bergendahl, Djember, Ateng, Catimor, Java
Processing: Semi-washed (handpulped)
Owner: Various small growers
City/Town: N/K
Region: Lake Takengon (aka Lake Tawar)
Country: Sumatra
Certification: N/A
Lintong pretty much represents coffee grown in a minor region southwest of Lake Toba in the districts of Kecamatan and/or Lintongnihuta. Coffee is farmed on small acre plots by individual farmers, with each farmer removing the coffee cherry skin and pulp by a variety of homemade methods.
The beans are then allowed to ferment overnight in anything that comes to hand, normally in woven plastic bags. After fermentation (normally overnight) the fruit pulp or mucilage is washed off the beans by hand and the coffee dried in the farmer's front yard.
Each farmer then transports the the beans to a central warehouse where the coffee is further dried. Finally, the coffee is trucked down to the port city of Medan, where it is dried a third and last time before bagging.
The coffee is grown without shade and without chemicals of any kind, and almost entirely by small holders.
Cupping Score:
Clean Cup: 7
Sweetness: 5
Acidity: 6
Mouthfeel: 7
Flavour: 7
Aftertaste: 7
Balance: 7
Overall: 7
Correction: +36
Total: 89
Brewing Notes:
Filtered: Yes
Espresso: Yes
