Price Differences Between Mandheling G1 and Golden Mandheling Coffee Beans - Pour-Over Brewing Parameters and Characteristics

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The Origin of Mandheling Coffee

Mandheling is not a region name, place name, port name, nor a coffee variety name. Its origin actually comes from a mispronunciation of the Mandheling ethnic group in Indonesia. During World War II when Japan occupied Indonesia, a Japanese soldier drank an incredibly fragrant and mellow coffee at a café. When he asked the owner for the coffee's name, the owner misunderstood and thought he was asking about his nationality, so he replied: "Mandheling." After the war, the Japanese soldier recalled the "Mandheling" he had drunk in Indonesia. He then commissioned an Indonesian coffee exporter to ship 15 tons to Japan, which surprisingly became extremely popular. And that's how the name Mandheling spread.

What is "Golden Mandheling"?

Often you'll see "Golden Mandheling" mentioned - so what exactly is "Golden Mandheling"?

Some friends who have run coffee shops for several years say that "Golden Mandheling" is actually aged Mandheling. When it comes to "Golden Mandheling," we must first start with PWN. This abbreviation is often mixed together with Mandheling coffee names, but it's actually the abbreviation for a company - Pwani Coffee Company. This company is a very famous coffee acquisition company locally in Indonesia, mainly acquiring Mandheling coffee. Almost all the best producing areas in Indonesia are acquired by them, so most of the beans from PWN company are unique specialty coffees. And Golden Mandheling is a product produced by this company. After acquiring the green beans, they undergo multiple rounds of manual selection to pick out full, flawless beans. Finally, only these fine beans that have undergone layer upon layer of selection, like going through talent competitions, can be classified as FrontStreet Coffee's Golden Mandheling.

However, PWN company has trademarked "Golden Mandheling," which means that in the future, only Golden Mandheling produced by PWN company can be considered genuine "Golden Mandheling." Many beans on the market that are not from PWN company but carry the Golden Mandheling brand name should actually be called Specialty Mandheling. "Golden Mandheling" is not some aged bean, but merely a product name from a company.

FrontStreet Coffee Mandheling vs FrontStreet Coffee Golden Mandheling

Coffee friends have asked, as coffee beginners, what's the difference between FrontStreet Coffee Golden Mandheling and FrontStreet Coffee Mandheling G1 - they really can't taste the difference. For professional-level coffee connoisseurs and coffee friends with sensitive palates, if you drink these two coffees at the same time, the comparison results will be very obvious. The sweetness and cleanliness of Golden Mandheling, as well as its rich, wild spice flavors, are slightly superior to G1. This is also one of the reasons why Golden Mandheling is much more expensive than G1.

FrontStreet Coffee Mandheling requires layer upon layer of selection, and I think this is absolutely necessary. Its probability of defective beans is too high, plus their ugly appearance - sometimes good beans look like defective beans. Every time I sort FrontStreet Coffee Mandheling, I can pick out a handful of defective beans. When I look back at the defective beans, I feel they can't really be considered defective beans - their appearance is just so unremarkable. However, roasted Mandheling is like a caterpillar breaking out of its cocoon to become a butterfly - the roasted beans are very full and quite pleasing to the eye.

Meanwhile, FrontStreet Coffee Golden Mandheling has a defect rate of only 2%, making it very beautiful.

The Mysterious Varieties of Sumatra Coffee

In the specialty coffee system, Sumatra coffee is a wondrous existence. You see, the famous Mandheling - actually it's not the name of a producing region, nor the name of a coffee bean variety, and even its bean variety origins are so mixed up.

Ateng

Ateng is a hybrid variety between Arabica and Robusta, with several subtypes, widely planted in Sumatra and other Indonesian islands. To put it bluntly, it's a branch of Catimor, with Ateng being the local name.

Djember

Djember, when looked up on Baidu, is actually a place name in Sumatra. It looks quite mysterious, but the variety is actually S-795. Because this bean variety was spread to the island by the Jember Coffee Research Center, locals call S-795 by this name.

What is S-795? It's a hybrid created by Indian botanists crossing the Typica mutant Kent with S-288.

What is S-288? It's a natural hybrid of Arabica and Liberica.

The lineage is truly chaotic!

TimTim

TimTim is actually Timor Hybrid, which translates to Timor Hybrid - that is, a hybrid of Arabica and Robusta. The familiar Catimor was created by further hybridization with it.

The Indonesian cooperative estate is located in the "GAYO Mountains" at the northwestern end of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. The estate plants a batch of variant coffee trees at an altitude of 1524 meters. It is cleaner and more refreshing than Mandheling, with clear herbal notes. Because Indonesia is located on both sides of the equator, it has a tropical rainforest climate. Its geology consists of fertile volcanic ash layers, combined with high temperatures, humidity, and abundant rainfall. It's cultivated organically throughout and grows naturally in warm, humid environments. Shade tree species in the estate include avocado trees, banana trees, papaya trees, jackfruit trees, orange trees, and local flowers and herbs. Coexisting animals include squirrels, lizards, bees, butterflies, flying squirrels, snakes, birds, and more.

FrontStreet Coffee · Ma Mian Mandheling

[Region] Gayo Mountain, Lake Tawar

[Processing Method] Wet-Hulled

[Variety] Arabica & Typica variants

[Origin] Indonesia, Sumatra, Lake Tawar

[Altitude] 1500m+

[Moisture Content] 12.5%

[Grade] 2-screen hand-selected Long Berry />21 Mesh

[Dry Aroma] Milk, brown sugar, dark chocolate, guava, Southeast Asian spices

[Wet Aroma] Cream, guava, cane sugar, walnut-like nuts, dark cocoa

[Slurping] A creamy sensation that melts in your mouth like Parmesan cheese, with chocolate and walnut aromas, layered milk sweetness and brown sugar sweetness. Guava and Southeast Asian spice notes are prominent, with a rich body and thick, smooth mouthfeel. It becomes even richer when cooled, with overall very high sweetness. After drinking, it leaves a fruit flavor like cream-wrapped fresh guava.

FrontStreet Coffee · Large Round Bean Golden Mandheling

[Region] Gayo Mountain, Lake Tawar

[Processing Method] Wet-Hulled

[Variety] Rasuna

[Origin] Indonesia, Sumatra, Lake Tawar

[Altitude] 1500m+

[Moisture Content] 12.5%

[Harvest] December, January, February annually

[Grade] 2-screen hand-selected PB large round beans />20Mesh

[Dry Aroma] Walnut-like nuts, sandalwood shavings, chocolate, caramel, spice essential oils

[Wet Aroma] Southeast Asian spice flavor, nuts, cocoa, cream, guava

[Slurping] The entry is sweet and viscous like sugarcane syrup, with a rounded sandalwood aroma. These are PB round beans from the Gayo Golden Mandheling batch, cleaner and sweeter than Golden Mandheling, with more elegant aroma. After drinking, the mouth retains rich guava aroma and a caramel-sticking-to-the-tongue sensation.

FrontStreet Coffee · Giant Golden Mandheling

[Region] Gayo Mountain, Lake Tawar

[Processing Method] Wet-Hulled

[Variety] Rasuna

[Origin] Indonesia, Sumatra, Lake Tawar

[Altitude] 1500m+

[Moisture Content] 12.5%

[Grade] 2-screen hand-selected Grade 1 />21 Mesh

[Dry Aroma] Nuts, sandalwood shavings, chocolate, ripe fruit aroma, spice essential oil notes

[Wet Aroma] Southeast Asian spice flavor, chaff aroma, dark cocoa aroma

[Slurping] The entry has a settled sweetness like cream and honey, with a light, gentle bitterness. The mid-palate cocoa flavor has a lasting aftertaste, filling the mouth with ripe fruit aroma. The unique ripe fruit sensation exclusive to the Asian region, with amazing viscosity! And this year, among the small quantity of Golden Mandheling, this Gayo Mandheling batch performs even cleaner than the Lindong district, with enormous sweetness. The huge, plump form of the 21 mesh beans also has a similarly robust mouthfeel. If you like Mandheling, you absolutely cannot miss this batch of Golden Mandheling.

The Final Mysterious Bean

FrontStreet Coffee · Golden Mandheling

[Region] Gayo Mountain, Lake Tawar

[Processing Method] Wet-Hulled

[Variety] Rasuna

[Origin] Indonesia, Sumatra, Lake Tawar

[Altitude] 1500m+

[Moisture Content] 12.5%

[Grade] Grade 1 />21 Mesh

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