Union Roasted Coffee Gajah Mountain Sumatra - Wholebean

Bold and rich
Rich and creamy body with an earthy and malt dark chocolate profile, distinctive to Sumatra. Deep and rich tones, like walking through a forest after rainfall.

More about this coffee:
Rich and creamy body with earthy and herbal and malt dark chocolate notes. The unique processing method of Sumatra gives this coffee a distinctive flavour profile, and it packs a punch. Delightful treacle and ginger cake with a hint of Ricola and a caramel finish make this cup a wonderful traditional milk drink. For those that enjoy traditional filter profile, this coffee has a low acidity, bourbon chocolate biscuit, bold earthy chocolate finish.

Varietals:

• Typica
• Bourbon
• Tim Tim

Flavour category:
chocolate & caramel
High quality coffee has wide ranging, naturally occurring taste notes. The dominant flavour profile in this coffee is Chocolate & Caramel. Brought out by the roasting process – caramelisation happens towards the end of the roast. Generally the darker the roast, the more dominant the chocolate and caramel flavours are.
nuts & spice
High quality coffee has wide ranging, naturally occurring taste notes. The dominant flavour profile in this coffee is Nuts & Spice which typically shows the aroma of sweet spices such as cloves, cinnamon and allspice. Flavours of toasted almonds and macadamia. And is often typical of Brazil coffees and the Bourbon variety.

Roast:
This coffee is a dark roast. Roast level influences the flavour and body of coffee, and darker roasts are fuller bodied, with bold, rich chocolatey notes.

Quality score:
84.0
Coffee scoring over 80 on Speciality Coffee Association scale is considered High Quality, Speciality Coffee.

Best brewed as:
This coffee is best brewed as a cafetiere (French press).
This coffee is best brewed as an espresso (coffee shop type machine or a bean to cup).
This coffee is best brewed as a filter (cafetiere, pour over, aeropress, drip, etc.).
All Union's coffees can be brewed using any method, but this is Union's recommendation for a method which suits the coffee particularly well.

Processing method:

Post-harvest processing influences the taste profile. Washed coffees are brighter, naturally processed are sweeter and honey processed are somewhere in between.