Sumatra Lintong Washed

Sumatran coffee is almost always processed via the Wet Hulled (semi-washed) method which gives it all that earthiness and foresty flavors. This one is fully washed instead, and it is a well sorted microlot and a treat for Sumatra fans.

I like it best at just 5 to 10 seconds of 2nd cracks.  You unlock all kinds of flavor, but none of the earthiness or smoke or burnt tastes.  In a french press, I get a surprising amount of sweetness underneath the rich body. There are definite foresty oak notes here, but also grapefruit, blackberry, hops, and loads of chocolate. It's sweeter and cleaner than wet-hulled Sumatra but still satisfying and thick bodied. It's quite pleasant!

The lighter roasts?  Well, you still get that nice full body, and it's creamy, sweet, no earthiness at all, but it does showcase some prominent herbal and bright notes that I don't find preferable with this set of tasting notes. Really dark roasts?  Definitely nice, but flattens out and you lose a lot of the flavors.  At that point it just tastes like a clean triple-sorted Sumatra. Either way, it's a fun coffee to try since it's so rare to see a fully washed bean out of Sumatra.

Arrival September 2024