Coffee Critic Culture: Sumatra Mandelhing - Tantara Farms (Springfield, MO)
This particular Sumatra Mandheling is not nearly as green in initial aroma and flavor as I expect and prefer from wet-hulled coffees, but this clean-cup, low-acid, medium roast has a lovely aftertaste of lingering dark chocolate and mild green pepper. Overall Total Score: 78/100. Full in-depth tasting notes, scoring guide and links available on Steemit.com.
Roaster: Tantara Farms // Springfield, Missouri
Coffee: Indonesia // Sumatra Mandheling
Roast: Medium
Preparation Method: Aeropress
15 grams coffee // 7oz water
Tasting Notes
Fragrance:
mild black pepper, tobacco, dark chocolate, burnt sugar
Flavor:
baker’s chocolate, brown sugar, almond
Aftertaste:
lingering dark chocolate, mild vanilla, mild green pepper
Acidity:
low
Mouthfeel:
smooth
Body:
medium-light (somewhere between tea and 2% milk)
Other notes:
wet-hulled processing, air roasted
| Element | Score |
|---|---|
| Fragrance | 6.5 |
| Flavor | 6 |
| Acidity* | 10 |
| Aftertaste | 8 |
| Mouthfeel | 6.5 |
| Balance | 7 |
| Uniformity | 10 |
| Sweetness | 7 |
| Clean Cup | 10 |
| Overall | 7 |
| Total: 78 |
(*) - Acidity score does not reflect the strength of acidity, but my preference for the amount of acidity in the coffee.
Closing Notes:
Because I drink a lot of coffee and I have a relative sensitivity to caffeine, sometimes I will blend the beans I prepare in my regular coffee maker with a decaf Columbia medium roast from Amazon...both to extend the life of my good beans, and so I can drink more of it. I honestly prefer the taste of this particular coffee blended with the Columbia to its individual taste.
Want to try this coffee? Visit Tantara Farms online to grab some for yourself.
I utilize a form of the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Coffee Taster’s Flavor Wheel for all of my tasting notes, and all numerical scores are based between a 6-10 range, and totaled for a rating between 60 and 100.
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Mmmm, sounds really delicious, love dark chocolate and coffee, I bet the aromas are fantastic!
The aroma (particularly of the whole beans and fresh grounds) and the aftertaste are really the highpoints of this one. It really does smell amazing. ☕️
Sounds awesome, nothing smells better then fresh ground coffee!