Aged Mandheling Flavor Profile and Characteristics

For professional barista communication, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style)

Just like wine gets better with age, coffee beans can also undergo aging treatment. Successfully aged beans have their acidic and astringent components transformed into sugars through precipitation, making the coffee mellower and smoother.

Perhaps due to soil, climate, and bean characteristics, currently the most successful and highest quality aged beans come from Indonesia and India. Indonesian aged beans are most famous for Mandheling and Old Brown Java. During production, the coffee cherries are first removed and dried. When the moisture content reaches a certain level, the parchment is not scraped off to protect the coffee beans, then they are sealed and stored in warehouses. The warehouse's humidity and temperature must follow specific operational standards, and the parchment in burlap bags must be turned regularly to prevent differences in humidity levels between top and bottom or mold that would render them useless. The maturation of aged beans takes at least two to three years, making them truly "kung fu beans." Aged beans have a yellowish-brown or dark brown color and excellent sweetness, making them suitable for both single-origin and espresso coffee.

Hand-poured Mandheling. 15g of coffee, medium grind (Fujiyama ghost teeth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First infusion with 30g water for 27 seconds of bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway before continuing to pour slowly until reaching 225g. Discard the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Aged Mandheling

Country: Indonesia

Grade: G1

Origin: Sumatra

Roast Level: Medium-Dark Roast

Processing Method: Semi-Washed

Aged Gold Mandheling

Aged Mandheling is produced by taking fresh Gold Mandheling beans and subjecting them to special and complex processing methods, followed by over 5 years of special storage, creating a distinctive and unique Mandheling variety. Like Gold Mandheling, annual production is limited. Due to the high difficulty and complexity of processing and storage, the production of aged beans is even smaller, making them precious and rare. Such aged coffee actually has a long history in Indonesia because early shipping was not so developed - transporting coffee from Indonesia to other countries took considerable time. Over this period, the originally moisture-rich fresh coffee beans gradually dried, and the exposure to sea winds added an exceptionally special flavor! With advances in modern shipping significantly reducing transportation time, coffee with such special flavors has become a specially processed variety.

Processing aged beans is a skill that requires close monitoring during the aging process. Warehouse humidity and temperature have standard requirements, and the parchment in burlap bags must be turned periodically to prevent differences in humidity levels or mold that would render them useless. The goal is not to diminish the flavor but to create another kind of flavor - a pleasant one! Therefore, these beans can also be called "kung fu beans."

Variety: Typica

Region: Aceh Province

Flavor: Spices, caramel, woody, earthy

Mandheling is a premium coffee bean grown at altitudes of 750-1500 meters in mountainous regions. It's a rare Arabica variety in Indonesia, which primarily produces Robusta. Due to altitude, climate, and various environmental factors, the coffee beans have rich aroma, full body, and intense flavor, with some chocolate and syrup notes. It's precisely because of its rich mellow body and vibrant, lively character - not astringent or acidic - that it has such a distinctive taste, creating an unforgettable taste experience and aromatic pleasure.

Flavor Description

The dry aroma features sticky rice, malt, spices, caramel, and woody notes. After adding hot water, the wet aroma reveals dark roasted caramel and pine notes, with a faint earthy fragrance. Upon tasting, there's a strong and stimulating bitterness, along with clove and woody aromatics, spice-like and minty mouthfeel, and a strong, persistent aftertaste.

Suitable for coffee lovers who prefer bitter profiles!

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)

Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk

Origin: Indonesia

Important Notice :

前街咖啡 FrontStreet Coffee has moved to new addredd:

FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473