Central and South America ~ Akai-mi

Costa Rica and El Salvador.

Akai-mi coffee surprises us with something new.

The owner always selects the highest quality in the handy price range as a coffee freak.  Although origin are same, estates often varies.  

Both Costa Rica and El Salvador are single origin and well selected, which the name of estates has gone from my memory...Let's see, how they taste.

Mandheling ～ Blue Batak

Beans: Sumatra Mandheling - "Blue Batak" ~ Micro lot
Raster: Akai-mi Coffee
Region: Dolok Sanggul, Lake Toba Region, Sumatra, Indonesia 

Altitude: 1,350-1,550m
Varietal: Arabica
Screen: 17 up (90%)
Grade: SG
Processing: Sumatra traditional Method

【Impression】
Medium, clear and smooth, bitterness with a touch of acidity, sweetness of apricot on base taste, full body but sharp, clear aftertaste.
Chocolaty flavor with well matured Chinese pair flavor.

【Note】
Second batch of Blue Batak, the same lot but different batch from the last one in Dec.  Homogeneous flavor tendency and quality, but the first impression differ.  Roaster creates consistency in flavor and quality even with difference in "conditions", such as water contents of beans, roasting machine, and roaster himself.
Taster's condition also varies.  Tasting is "Treasure every encounter, for it will never recur."