![]() Lintong Nihota is the town that has become synonymous with the entire southern part of Lake Toba area, and most of the coffee from the southern shores are sold as such. This Sumatra makes an interesting, and intense espresso shot as well, but perhaps best in a blend rather than as single origin espresso. Full City roast levels promise a chocolate-laden brew, with more rustic sweetness underneath, and finishes with aromatic foresty notes, cedar, and raw cacao nibs in the long aftertaste. The coffee cools to a complex array of flavor and aroma that are uniquely Sumatran leathery sweetness, tobacco, shiso leaf, and aromatic cedar. ![]() The aroma is marked by earthy peat, like an aged single malt scotch. The cup has a nice bittersweetness in medium and dark roasts, convincing dark chocolates that have a pleasant bittering quality, and are accented by rustic palm sugar, and orange oil hint that adds an acidic impression to the profile. Adding hot water lifts intense bittersweetness in the steam, like high cocoa solids chocolate and baking cocoa, with some green herbal notes, and understated note of brown rice syrup. The dry fragrance has an unrefined sweetness, and forest smells lead to fresh and dried herbals in aroma.
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