The producers that cultivate this organic fair-trade coffee are also paid fairly for their efforts. This medium-light roast Sumatra coffee originates from a cooperative found in the Aceh region called Ketiara. Equator Coffee’s Sumatra Queen Ketiara Fair Trade Organic Coffee If you want to take it up a notch from your regular Starbucks Sumatra coffee, Volcanica’s Sumatra Mandheling is more than a worthy alternative. It has low acidity too, which makes it a good option if you have a sensitive stomach. These organic Sumatra beans are fair-trade and Rainforest Alliance Certified, perfect if you’re looking for a sustainable and eco-friendly roast coffee.

All accompanied by an intense aroma of brown spice and cacao with each brew. It’s a full-bodied coffee with exotic flavors, including brown sugar, wine, and dried fruits. Mandheling coffees are also known for having a rich and thick, almost syrup-like aftertaste, and these beans don’t disappoint. Most people would never guess it's decaffeinated.Atypical of Sumatra coffee, this bag of beans is a dark roast profile. Decaf Sumatra is as complexly sweet and nuanced as the original-with all the characteristic herbal, nutty, earthy nuances. The result is a gutsy, glorious coffee that brews a richly seductive cup.Īnd it's Sumatra’s depth and complexity that give it the integrity to withstand decaffeination, allowing us to use the very same beans for both versions. We sample exhaustively for every lot we select, looking for the most exceptional body and sweet herbal nuances. Great Sumatra relies on strong relationships and tasting skills. Along the way, they become fully dry in stages-acquiring their characteristic earthiness and complexity. Collectors purchase and hull the coffee while still moist, removing the parchment shells and allowing the beans to sun-dry briefly before delivering them to port.

Sumatra comes from the garden plots of small landholders, who process beans by hand, using the semi-washed method, the secret to this coffee's unconstrained flavor and hefty, syrup-like body.Ĭherries are pulped with a hand-cranked mill, and the seeds hand washed in a basket.

Sumatra decaf