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Lintong Blue Batak
| Roaster Location: | Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Coffee Origin: | Lintong growing region, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 56/75 |
| Est. Price: | NT $500/227 grams |
| Review Date: | July 2016 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity: | 8 |
| Body: | 9 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment: Immensely spicy, rich. Ripe fig, fresh-cut fir, moist tobacco, cumin, a hint of orange blossom in aroma and cup. Bright, lightly tart acidity; plush, velvety mouthfeel. Flavor consolidates to tobacco and dried fig in a crisply drying finish.
Notes: This coffee tied for the second-highest rating in a cupping of Sumatra coffees for Coffee Review‘s July 2016 tasting report.
The Bottom Line: A deep-toned, complexly expressive Sumatra in which an unusual but inviting spice note emerges, suggesting cumin in its sweetly drying richness.
This review originally appeared in the July, 2016 tasting report: Learning from Sumatras
