Microregion guide
Lintong
린통
An Arabica origin around Lintongnihuta near Lake Toba. Individual wet-hulled lots can show berry and tea notes.
Also known as: Lintong Nihuta · Lintongnihuta · Lington Nihuta
Place and growing environment
Smallholder coffees are selected in North Sumatra’s highlands.
Recorded flavors
- 01Dark chocolate
- 02Berries
- 03Herbs
- 04Black tea
Processing
Wet hulled
Grown varieties
Ateng · Jember · Sigararutang · Bergendal · Djember · Typica · Line S
Typica
A foundational Arabica variety distributed worldwide via Java.
- Lineage
- Seeds transferred from India to Java in the late seventeenth century founded the modern Typica variety.
- Growing conditions
- Tall, low-yielding trees susceptible to major coffee diseases.
- Traits
- Adapted to cool growing conditions and valued for cup quality in Central America.
Lot details
Lintong
Lintong Nihuta, North Sumatra · Harvest 2021
- Variety · process
- Ateng · Bergendal · Djember · TypicaWet hulled, then aged for five years
- Tasting notes
- Brown spices · Pipe tobacco · Cedar · Unsweetened cocoa
- Variety · process
- Line SFully washed
- Tasting notes
- Nuts · Brown sugar · Floral · Caramel
Sources
- Indonesia Sumatra G1 Lintong(opens in a new tab)
Covoya Coffee · Accessed
- InterAmerican Coffee offer list – Lintong(opens in a new tab)
InterAmerican Coffee · Accessed
- Indonesia Sumatra Lintong Wet-Hulled — P612744-2(opens in a new tab)
Covoya Coffee · Accessed
- Sumatra Aged Lintong — 5 Year Vintage(opens in a new tab)
Sweet Maria’s · Accessed
- Lintong — Jejak Toba Full Washed(opens in a new tab)
Coffee TGC · Accessed