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NICARAG UA N COFFEE
A new arrival to the list this year is Nicaragua, which has developed a number of highly rated coffees. The best coffees from this top-rated central american country typically exhibit notes of chocolate (dark, almost cacao-like) and fruits like apple and berries. Best Roast: Dark Darker roasts bring compliment the chocolate and fruity flavors.
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SUMATRA MANDHELIN G COFFEE
Exhibiting a full body and low acidity, Sumatra Mandheling beans are best known as a smooth drinking coffee. It is also known for its sweetness and herbacious, earthy flavor, and complex aroma. The coffee is grown in the Lintong region in north central Sumatra near Lake Toba.
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S UL AW E SI T OR AJ A COF F EE
This multi-dimensional coffee is grown in the southeastern highlands of Sulawesi. Known best for its full body and rich, expansive flavor, Sulawesi Toraja coffee beans are very well balanced and exhibits tasting notes of dark chocolate and ripe fruit. The acidity is low-toned yet vibrant, with less body than a Sumatran coffee though slightly more acidic, and with more earthiness than a typical Java Arabica coffee. Best Roast: Dark Toraja’s rustic sweetness and muted fruit notes create a deep and brooding taste with a pungent spicy quality similar to the best Sumatran coffees. Toraja coffee is processed using the Giling Basah wet-hull method, which produces chaff-free green coffee beans. For Toraja coffee a dark roast is recommended.
Best Roast: Dark The caramelizing that happens in a dark roast helps to mediate the earthy, herby flavor. Sumatran coffees are known for being full bodied and having little acidity, making them perhaps the best lowacid coffee option here.
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