Water Processed Sumatra Lintong Triple Pick Decaf

Written by Jim May 13, 2009

This is a water process decaf version of our best selling Sumatra Lintong. The rich, spicy flavors of Sumatra coffees are ideal for those who like their morning brew thick and flavorful.  This is a wonderful, exotic coffee, with reminders of cedar, fruit, lemon and rhubarb and the "triple picking" procedure eliminates the mustiness that is characteristic of some Sumatra coffees.  We are tempted to call this coffee "chewy," as it has so much wonderful depth and body.  The coffee is grown by very small farmers in the Lintong region (southern part of the island), and it is grown without chemicals (which are neither affordable nor transportable for the farmers).  In contrast to most systems of coffee processing that involve a centralized washing facility, Sumatra farmers use small home milling machines (made often with bicycle parts!) used just after picking to remove the skin from the cherries, and the fermenting (soaking) step is also done onsite before an initial drying in their yards.  From there, the beans are transported (often by backpack) to middlemen who pool coffees from multiple small farmers.  We roast this to a medium dark level that French Roast fans will love, but that preserves the many flavors and layers of this intoxicating coffee.