Sumatra Coffee, Pantan Musara
Sumatra Coffee, Pantan Musara
TASTING NOTES
Cola, dark chocolate, cooked grapefruit
THE UNIQUE STORY
With distinct and clear tasting notes if cola, dark chocolate, and cooked grapefruit, it’s a surprise this is a Sumatran coffee! These clean flavors are attributable to the washed process of this coffee, which is unusual for Sumatra. Usually, Sumatran coffees tend to be wet-hulled processed, but oftentimes result in muddied flavor. If you’re one of the many who adore the annual Sumatran Sumo Santa coffee, this coffee comes from the same region and mill!
FRESHLY ROASTED
To ensure you get the freshest coffee available, your order will be roasted and shipped within 24hrs, Monday - Thursday.
PRODUCER
Several Smallholder Farmers
REGION
Aceh, Sumatra
ELEVATION
1300-1650m
VARIETAL
Ateng, Bor Bor, Catimor, Timor
HARVEST
November 2023
PROCESS
Washed: Fermented up to 36hrs in open air, washed, dried on raised beds
SOURCING PARTNERS
Café Imports
ORIGIN SUSTAINABILITY BONUS
(Relative to Specialty Coffee Transaction Guide low point)
144%
ROAST LOSS
~12.5% at 9.75min
VISUAL
Medium/Light Roast
ACIDITY
Structured
BODY
Smooth
BAG DESIGN ARTIST
David Falter -or- Romain (Paulaz Gallery)
DavidFalter.com
ORIGINAL WORK
Digital Illustration
ADDITIONAL INFO
This coffee comes from a small mill in the Pegasing district of Takengon, in Sumatra's coffee-famous Aceh region ran by Cup of Excellence winner Asman Arianto. The Asman Gayo mill serves several small coffee producers within the Pantan Musara villages. The average farm of these producers are just one hectare. Several years ago, these producers were dislocated from their homes and land because of a natural disaster, and they have rebuilt their lives and farms with a new focus on coffee. Unlike the vast majority of other Sumatran coffee receiving and processing centers, this mill is producing Washed coffees, as well as Naturals.
This region is incredible for coffee production because it is diverse, geographically speaking. It is surrounded by beaches with a swampy inland, and the Barisan Mountains make up the inner two-thirds of the area. Coffee is grown on this volcanic mountain amongst the rainforest. One of the notable features of this area is Lake Taboa, the largest volcanic lake in the world.