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Coffee Story
Description
The Sumatra Gayo River was carefully roasted for you by Caffe Vita Coffee Roasting Co. This is an Organic certified semi-washed coffee was sourced from the growing region of Aceh Tengah, Bener Mariah in Sumatra and was produced by various small holder producers at 1,300 - 1,600 meters. The cup is full bodied and syrupy with earthy and herbal notes and a baking spice finish.
Origin
Country
Sumatra
Region
Aceh Tengah, Bener Mariah
Altitude
1300 - 1600
Variety
Typica, TimTim, Ateng
Process
semi washed (wet-hulled)
Producer
various small holder producers Customer Reviews
This is the worst coffee I have received through MistoBox. It was burnt.
9/11/2023
Smooth flavor
8/7/2023
Love the full flavor of this one!
7/18/2023
I was happy to try this coffee, because I wanted to keep an open mind to my experience with a medium roast coffee. I don't dislike this coffee, but it reinforced that I really do prefer dark roast coffees which to my tastebuds tend to have deeper, richer, more full-bodied flavors.
4/15/2023
I like everything about this one except the bag. Which has nothing to do with the coffee itself but is annoying.
The depth and smoothness are fantastic. No bitter aftertaste but plenty of flavor. 2nd favorite so far to the first one we received, Temple blend.
The depth and smoothness are fantastic. No bitter aftertaste but plenty of flavor. 2nd favorite so far to the first one we received, Temple blend.
3/16/2023
I really liked this one. I enjoyed the almond and earthiness as an espresso, and the nougat really come through in latte macchiatos. Delightful
2/4/2023
Just ok with this one. Has some sour notes on the nose we don’t love. Interesting and glad to try but not a fave.
12/15/2022
Seemed much more like a straight up dark roast than the description suggests.
8/29/2022
This is mislabeled. It should be labeled a 'dark' coffee. It tastes charred like a Starbucks bean.
6/27/2022
Too dark and bitter for my taste
6/12/2022
LOVE
4/6/2022
I enjoyed this coffee. It was bold and chocolate-like. More pronounced flavors than other medium roasts.
11/26/2021
This is the best coffee I've received from Mistobox. Can you please send more?
12/5/2020
Didn’t like the tobacco flavor.
11/30/2020
I liked this but not completely blown away. Aroma was decent but the flavor does not come through.
11/21/2020
Very blah. Not specifically bad but very unexciting.
11/17/2020
Very nice, smooth, rich flavor profile. It started to loose it's punch after the first 1.5 weeks though despite being kept in an air tight container.
We were a big fan of this one.
We were a big fan of this one.
7/24/2020
Taste's like coffee
7/10/2020
Earthy, but little herbal or spice notes. More wet charcoal.
6/8/2020
This one tasted like a dark roast and lately I’ve been favoring citrus flavors
5/13/2020
A nice change, but it was a little darker than I usually like.
4/25/2020
Too dark for my liking
2/27/2020
Not our favorite, has some funk to it
1/21/2020
Too dark, oily beans and very few tasting notes
1/13/2020
Definitely my least favorite coffee I've been sent over the past year. Not sure why. Tried french press and chemex with multiple techniques and grind sizes. This one is just not for me right now.
12/8/2019
Earthy, full body, mud
10/31/2019
This coffee is 100% a dark roast and not a medium roast. If you're into that sortof thing, this is probably good? But I basically just taste the roast and only a little bit of the coffee. The roast level should be updated here.
7/17/2019
Not the bittery lite roast I like. Basic.
4/6/2019
This is a dark roast coffee labeled as a medium roast. I gave it a chance and made a cup, but it was disappointing. This bag is going into the trash. Bummer.
11/30/2018
A little bit of an odd aftertaste but overall not bad
11/23/2018
This struck me as a good Sumatran coffee, but I think these earthy flavors are not so much for me.
10/25/2018
This was a good Sumatran coffee. I think that the earthier flavors aren't so much for me, though.
9/25/2018
Flavor notes of tree bark and juniper—basically, I dread drinking this coffee every morning
9/21/2018
These beans were okay. We tended to have a difficult time picking up on most of the tasting notes, though, and ended up just coming away with a "full bodied" taste.
8/25/2018
Not a big fan of this one
8/21/2018
I'm sorry but this coffee doesn't correspond to the profile I subscribed to. It's a dark and very oily roast — I don't understand how it could've been classified as a medium roast. Feels cheap and tastes like most generic "local roaster". Very disappointed.
7/12/2018
Too Dark for out taste. Say's medium but it's a dark roast.
6/7/2018
The roast is WAY too dark. I've selected medium and light roast coffees. Not sure why I received this.
5/15/2018
Rich, full coffee with subtle vegetal tasting notes. Darker roast than I prefer.
5/8/2018
Did not like this one at all! It tasted burnt and came out like sludge.
4/26/2018
although this was labeled a medium roast the taste was like a dark roast, just not for me. Very disappointed I have changed the way I brewed it (pour-over and chemex) but it did not help the flavor. unfortunately I do not look forward to brewing my cup of coffee. Hope the next selection is better
3/15/2018
Not a huge fan. Flavor reminded me of a dark roast, meaning there wasn’t much flavor to it. Kind of burnt taste to most of the cups I brewed.
3/11/2018
Definitely an earthy coffee. It makes for a great "wake me up" cup, but without bitterness or a pungent flavor.
2/19/2018
I enjoyed this coffee but once again I am not a big fan of darker roast beans. I will admit the color of the beans was very intense and dark but the flavor did not match the intensity. It was very smooth and rather mild. I enjoyed the fudge, chocolate, and earthy flavors but I truly enjoy more fruity and floral flavors in my coffee.
2/1/2018
I think this one is just a little too dark of a roast for me.
1/25/2018
I don't hate it at all, but very earthy and full mouth feel.
1/19/2018
Not one of my favorites; probably my least favorite out of all the ones I’ve received thus far.
1/6/2018
do not like dark roasts
1/4/2018
One of my favorite coffees from you, ever. Terrific body, classic notes, some spice. Grind it course than you normally would and be rewarded
1/1/2018
There have been some coffees from Mistobox that I haven't enjoyed as much as others simply because of personal preference but this was the only one I can honestly say is bad. The beans are so darkly roasted they're practically burned and I couldn't taste anything like what the tasting notes suggest because of that.
I'm not sure if I perhaps just got a bad batch or it was mislabeled but if not, I would not recommend this coffee to others.
I'm not sure if I perhaps just got a bad batch or it was mislabeled but if not, I would not recommend this coffee to others.
12/30/2017
Not a lot of character to this one. Definitely some herbal, even tea-like character, but mostly just muddled and uninspired. Some have commented that it's too darkly roasted, but to me it doesn't have the sweetness or richness of a good dark roast. I think it's a relatively flavorless bean and the roast level isn't suited to it. Just not a very interesting coffee in my opinion.
12/29/2017
I don’t think this one is for me. Just couldn’t get into the dark flavor palate of this one
12/25/2017
WOWZA this is fabulous. I could have this again!! It's got great depth of flavor and I can taste different things at different times. Must be magic
11/19/2017
Coffee is too dark and oily for me. It overtakes the flavor.
10/21/2017
Love...Sumatra is the best coffee in my opinion.
10/11/2017
It pairs well with milk! Nutty and bold flavor.
10/4/2017
I really disliked this coffee. Honestly, what I tasted more than earthy and herbal was a burnt and bitter flavor. I usually like the coffees I get from Mistobox, so it was disappointing
10/2/2017
I enjoyed this coffee
9/26/2017
It's alright, but I preferred Sumatra Ketiara from Klatch Coffee
9/10/2017
This is too much of a darker roast for my drip coffee preference, but it worked out ok to use as a lighter espresso.
9/8/2017
tastes like a dark roast to me. definitely earthy and full bodied if you like that. it's thick. personally, not my cup of "tea".
8/29/2017
Pretty good. Earthy, nice almost sweet flavors & full bodied
8/17/2017
Nice balanced everyday cup. Nothing amazing but light years ahead of something you'd buy off the shelf at the store.
8/8/2017
Solid - not as good as the Columbia Tolima. That was a 4.5, this is a 4.0. Really good iced.
8/7/2017
Sumatra's aren't my thing. FULL Bodied. Earthy tones are mostly specific to mouth feel for me.
8/7/2017
Very earthy and well rounded
8/6/2017
This has a great earthy taste with hints of spices. It may be a bit over roasted but overall a good cup.
8/2/2017
tastes like a dark roast to me. definitely earthy and full bodied if you like that. it's thick. personally, not my cup of "tea".
8/2/2017
Very good Sumatran. However, I'm not a dark coffee guy. Would love to try something a bit lighter from Caffe Vita!
7/26/2017
We found this coffee to be simply too dark for our tastes.
7/25/2017
Muddy and burnt and overoasted. First truly undrinkable batch I've received
7/25/2017
Good tasty cup, but not as dark as our personal tastes like. You can definitely taste the herbal/spice notes as well as maybe a hint of nuttyness.
7/24/2017
Like the last one, it tastes harsh and burned. I might be learning that the descriptor "earthy" is synonymous with burnt.
7/24/2017
It's too earthy
7/19/2017
The coffee beans were almost black, they were roasted too much.
7/19/2017
too roasty
7/16/2017
Way too dark of a roast for me, none of the flavor notes are even noticeable, almost tastes burned.
7/6/2017
The full-bodied taste of Sumatra Gayo River is PERFECT for what we like in the morning. Robust, rich, aromatic, and wakes you up in the morning without wanting you to spit it out from over-roast or sludge feel. This is one of my favorites for sure.
7/1/2017
This is definitely not the flavor profile we enjoy most. I realize this is a dark roast "Sumatra" bean, but the aroma and taste read as almost burnt.
6/28/2017
This is one of my favorites from a great roaster. Happy to see it available on Mistobox !
6/24/2017
Way to toasted, bitter
6/23/2017
I'm not a big fan of sumatrans, this one wasn't bad considering.
6/19/2017
Need another coupla stars on this. Note to self: Buy again.
Another note to self (7.29): Buy again and again
Another note to self (7.29): Buy again and again
6/13/2017
I liked this coffee a lot, it was simple but it had a good satisfying coffee taste
6/12/2017
Beautiful coffee!
5/31/2017
I like the earthy taste, but this roast just taste watered down. As a trained barista, I've tried all the tricks to no avail.
Please don't send this again.
Please don't send this again.
5/28/2017
It's true that this does give a syrupy feeling in the mouth. Dark, very aromatic.
5/27/2017
This was a big miss for me. Hops is not a flavor I like at all and this cup was very unpleasant, using both the chemex and kalita. I had issues with the bloom never reducing which made for a very uneven bed or, in the case o f the kalita, grounds flowing past the filter.
5/26/2017
The hometown roaster is always good, regardless of roast!
5/24/2017