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Why Bold Coffee Lovers Prefer Mandheling: The Correct Way to Brew Pour-Over Mandheling

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Mandheling Coffee. Mandheling: Rich and full-bodied with pleasant acidity. Aromatic flavor with moderate acidity and rich sweetness that is intriguing. Suitable for dark roasting, emitting a rich aroma. The gentleman of coffees -- Sumatra Mandheling. Mandheling

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FrontStreet Coffee - Mandheling Coffee

Mandheling: Rich and solid mouthfeel with a pleasant acidity. Aromatic and moderately acidic, with abundant sweetness that is truly intriguing. Suitable for dark roasting, emitting a rich fragrance.

The Gentleman of Coffee - Sumatra Mandheling

Mandheling is a premium coffee bean grown on highland plateaus at elevations of 750-1500 meters, with the highest quality Mandheling produced in Takengon and Sidikalang. Due to its irreplaceable mellow flavor, Japan's largest coffee company UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. collaborated with the renowned Sumatra coffee merchant PT Gunung Lintong in 1995 to establish their first coffee plantation in Asia, demonstrating how important Mandheling's position is in the coffee world.

Kono Pour-over Mandheling

Dripper: Kono

Water Temperature: 88°C

Grind Size: BG-6W

Brewing Method: Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, using 15g of coffee grounds. First pour 25g of water and let it bloom for 25 seconds. Second pour to 120g and pause the pour. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g total. Extraction time approximately 1:59.

Analysis: Using a three-stage brewing method to clearly define the flavors in the front, middle, and back sections. Because the V60 has many ribs and drains quickly, pausing the pour can extend the extraction time, better extracting the nutty and chocolate flavors from the final section.

Flavor Profile: Multi-layered, overall clean, relatively light mouthfeel, with a persistent caramel sweetness in the aftertaste and a hint of bitterness.

Before drinking, first appreciate the aroma, then take a small sip to feel its richness, notice the smoothness as you swallow, and experience the aftertaste and sweet return after swallowing.

Knowledge Point: Mandheling is neither an Indonesian place name, region name, port name, nor coffee variety name, but rather a phonetic error of the Mandailing people who originally inhabited Sumatra.

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