Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry
Sumatra Blue Batak Tarbarita Peaberry
Farm Description
This is a peaberry preparation of the Blue Batak Lintong-area coffee. Lintong coffees are from Sumatra, the island that is politically and geographically part of Indonesia. Lintong Nihota is the town that has become synonymous with the entire southern part of Lake Toba area. Lake Toba defines the landscape of the area, the largest volcanic crater lake in the world, and the result of the largest volcanic event on earth in the last 25 million years! It is huge, and the coffees from the north and eastern shores are quite different from the Lintong coffees. Lintong coffees are farmed by the Batak peoples that are the indigenous tribe that works the coffee in this area. We offer the top grade, specially- prepared Lintong coffees as Blue Batak in honor of the Toba Batak people.
This coffee is part of our Farm Gate pricing program.Cupping Notes
I find Sumatras like this more complex in the lighter roasts than in the usual darker roasts they receive. The main reason is that many commercial roasters use color and surface texture as indicators of roast level. The peaberry has a different roast dynamic, and seems to be a more dense bean that the flats. (Sumatra is known as a fairly "soft" bean, overall). The Tarbarita has a complex aroma, with rustic sweetness, chocolate, honey-hickory, and savory herbal notes of lemon basil and a slight melon rind. There's sweet sarsaparilla and root beer scents in the wet aroma, caramel and butterscotch, darker malty scents, and pungent spice. The sweetness reminds me of chicory root and molasses, laced with clove and cinnamon. The body is lighter that the non-peaberry Blue Batak lot, the cup a bit brighter and more lively with a freshness to it, it feels like a great big green marble rolling around on the palate. The long finish has a nice cinnamon-laced tea note.


Comments
#1 Really cool coffee!
Roasted to 426F with 1st measured at 392F: Very light fragrance. Incredible herbal and spicy flavors. Watermelon rind all the way, no doubt. So much freshness! It is a real shame to cover this one up with roast flavors. Took one roast to 435F and was upset with the lack of harmony.
#2 so fresh
It really is amazing when you taste this coffee, or any other truly well prepared and handled Sumatra, how much fresh and vibrant flavors there are to offer without really sacrificing any body. This is a really dynamic and exciting coffee. So glad that you are having fun with it.