How to Tell if It's Black Coffee: Is Mandheling Coffee Considered Black Coffee?

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FrontStreet Coffee - Introduction to Black Coffee

Black coffee is coffee without any additions. Simply put, black coffee refers to coffee without sugar, milk, or other coffee companions. Black coffee offers the original experience of tasting coffee.

Black coffee embodies the five flavors of coffee: fragrant, sweet, mellow, acidic, and bitter. It is primitive yet rugged, profound yet intriguing. However, we always seem to know too little about black coffee. This elusive distance adds to its mystery. In fact, black coffee is right beside us. Once you fall in love with it, you will surely find it.

The Aroma of Black Coffee

Black coffee emphasizes the natural aroma of coffee itself. Aroma is the lifeblood of coffee quality and最能体现咖啡生产过程和烘焙技术. The climate of the producing region, variety, processing method, harvest, storage, and whether the roasting technique in the consuming country is appropriate are all factors that determine the aroma of coffee beans.

Bitterness is the fundamental taste of black coffee, with variations in intensity and texture. Raw beans contain only trace amounts of bitter compounds. It is through the caramelization and carbonization of sugars, some starches, and fibers during roasting that coffee's most characteristic bitterness is produced.

Black coffee also has acidity. Proper heat treatment produces appropriate acidity, which can enhance the coffee's flavor and give it more depth. The sweetness in black coffee has an intrinsic relationship with bitterness, so a refreshing, high-quality black coffee will definitely have a sweet taste.

Sumatra Mandheling Coffee

Sumatra is an Indonesian island that produces coffee, and Sumatra Mandheling is described by coffee connoisseurs as "the world's most textured coffee." It grows in the Michael Highland at elevations of 750-1500 meters and was introduced to the island in the 18th century.

Pour-over is the best way to bring out the flavor of Mandheling coffee. Using warm water around 80°C to wet the ground coffee, allowing the coffee liquid to slowly pass through filter paper into the pot. This method brings out the caramel sweetness in Mandheling coffee's aftertaste and presents the coffee's most original flavor. If you are someone who doesn't like coffee acidity, Mandheling coffee is probably an excellent choice.

Pour-over coffee is considered specialty coffee, focusing on tasting the original flavor of coffee—that is, black coffee without any additives.

Knowledge Point

To brew a delicious cup of pour-over coffee, the key lies in grinding, water temperature, and the ratio of coffee to water... Compared to machine-made coffee, there are more considerations.

In Summary

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