Parisi Artisan Coffee
Sumatra Mandheling Washed
Roaster Location: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Coffee Origin: | Lake Toba or Mandheling growing region, northern Sumatra, Indonesia. |
Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
Agtron: | 58/72 |
Est. Price: | $13.50/12 ounces |
Review Date: | June 2013 |
Aroma: | 8 |
Acidity: | 8 |
Body: | 8 |
Flavor: | 8 |
Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Crisply sweet, delicate but lively. Honeysuckle, candied walnut, hints of chocolate and moist pipe tobacco. Quiet, round acidity; light, silky mouthfeel. Clean, flavor-saturated finish.
Notes
Mandheling is a growing region surrounding Lake Toba in North Sumatra. This coffee is a wet-processed or “washed” coffee, however, rather than the traditional type of wet-hulled coffee associated with the Mandheling name. Parisi Artisan Coffee is the specialty coffee division of Parisi Brothers Specialty Foods, a family-owned business involved in many aspects of the food and beverage industry, including manufacturing, importing and distributing of a wide variety of specialty foods. Visit www.parisicoffee.com or call 816-842-5282 for more information.
Who Should Drink It
Admirers of the traditional Sumatra profile will find very little of it here, but they will find a quietly complex and gently balanced cup.
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This review originally appeared in the June, 2013 tasting report: Better and Better: Sumatras 2013