Buddy Brew's Sumatra Mandheling

Now this is a coffee to be reckoned with.

Dusky, smoky, it has a dark oak flavor with a nice sharp spike of acidity, with a hint of chocolate, and more powerfully, caramel.  It leaves the palate with a almost citrusy tanginess.

This is a bold gourmet "wake-up!" coffee if there ever was one.   This is a coffee to start the day when you have something extra-important that you have to be wide awake for, and you want to be sharp and in a good mood.

Yes, that is what this coffee is about.  Good, strong, delicious, important.

Buddy Brew roasts their coffees by hand in small batches, order by order, and sends them out in bags hand-labeled in pencil.  This is like having a good friend who knows how to roast coffee beans to perfection, and hands you a package of something extra special every week.  It’s not just business to them, it’s personal.  They love coffee.  They are entrusting it to you.

I’ll tell you what — that’s exactly how it should be.  If you just don’t have time to roast your own, find someone like these guys and get it from them.  It’s the only way.

It just is the only way.