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Sumatran coffees capture the wild jungle essence of this tropical Indonesian island. We cup Sumatran after Sumatran to find that earthy, deep, complex, full-bodied coffee that exhibits low-acidity smoothness and a touch of forest floor funk. A great Sumatran is creamy, sweet, with a touch of butterscotch, spice, and mustiness.
This particular lot of Sumatran coffee that we have here at Cobblestone, was harvested and delivered to us just before the tsunami stuck the region. It is quite delicious, and now has entered a semi-rare status due to the recovery and relief efforts, and continuing aftershocks. There can be a huge range of cups from Papua New Guinea, and the so-called Plantation coffees represent the cleaner character of the coffee produced on the island... more like a good Central American than part of the Indonesioan profile. It is a very lively coffee with a lot of top-end character, and with so much clean fruity notes it is like a cornucopia of ripe fruit. It also has body and balance: a soft buttery mouthfeel, and acidity - flavors in very harmonious balance in the cup. In general, PNG estate/plantation coffees from the East seem out of charcater with the other Indonesians, and more in the vein of the clean cup, wet-processed Centrals. Mild to Medium intensity, Clean cup. Fantastic.
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