Sumatra is back in our coffee lineup! A few years back, we had a fine Mandheling which was so good, we could hardly let go of it. Subsequent crops didn’t come near the excellence we came to expect, so we eventually dropped it altogether. Now, we have purchased a different, but equally intriguing new crop of Lintong from Sumatra.
蘇門答臘咖啡在我們的店鋪消失有一段時間了，主要是還沒有遇到比較好的生豆。本次重遇的蘇門答臘咖啡爲林東產區。
Lintong, grown south west of Lake Toba in northern Sumatra, gets it unique characteristics from the terroir and from its wet-hulled processing method called Giling Basah in the local language. The coffee is mostly grown by small-holder farms without chemicals. Each farm removes the seeds from the cherries, ferments the beans overnight to loosen the mucilage, then washes and partially dries the beans under a wide variety of conditions. (Here’s a link to more info on this unique process: https://legacy.sweetmarias.com/library/node/8756 )
林東產區位於蘇門答臘島北部的託巴湖(Lake Toba)西南部。獨特的地理環境和溼殼脫殼處理法使咖啡豆具備了獨特的口味特徵。林東產區爲小農場種植大部分不使用化學肥料和農藥，手工挑選快速發酵，然後再清洗和烘乾。視頻連接
https://legacy.sweetmarias.com/library/node/8756 )
This non-standardized initial processing can result in its peculiar flavor profile with low acidity, thick body and rustic flavors highly prized by fans of Sumatra coffee. As one reviewer said: “Sumatra may appeal to those who like minimally processed wine.”
We think this particular crop will appeal to a wide variety of coffee lovers, whether as a regular “go-to” coffee, or an intriguing, occasional change from your standby favorite. It has hints of cocoa that spring at you with the first sip, but then melds with the overall nutty earthiness enveloped in a velvety body.
林東的口味適合大部分咖啡愛好者，第一口的可可，繼而散發出的堅果回味，都會讓你對它愛不釋手！
蘇門答臘咖啡風味非常濃郁，香、苦、醇厚，帶有少許的甜味。由於曼特寧咖啡豆本身沒有酸的特性,所以一般特別衝調方式,都以曼特寧咖啡豆爲基礎,在長時間的保溫或調製冰咖啡時,皆沒有令人討厭的酸澀口感出現。經過烘焙之後豆粒甚大，生豆呈褐色或深綠色，焦糖般特殊香味，口感香醇濃郁。
曼特寧咖啡衝煮建議：
濾杯： HarioV60
研磨度：4.5、小富士
粉量和水量：15g、250ml
悶蒸、水溫水： 30g 、40s 92℃
粉水比、時間：1：16.7 2分30
由於中烘的豆子加上低海拔的豆子，其細胞壁比較薄，所以不耐萃， 如果斷水次數太多，就等於讓咖啡粉顆粒一直泡在水裏，這麼一來，就會導致尾段的咖啡萃取產生澀味和雜味。
所以，我們一般中深烘焙的蘇門答臘咖啡，巴西，都會選 【高水溫 + 一刀流】這樣的手法去衝煮。
