The aging process deepens flavors while also mellowing them, accentuating certain notes over others-but it doesn't add flavor to mediocre beans.Įven when you start with the right coffee, you also need the right climate. And not all of those who do it start out with beans good enough to become aged coffee for Peet's customers. Most exporters aren't willing to endure the lengthy aging process before selling their beans. He knew how hard it is to find really good aged coffees. Peet, also of Dutch origin, was instrumental in spreading the wealth of this "spice box of flavors.”
The unique and complex flavor of this rich coffee owes its origin to long journeys across the trade routes, when the beans were transported with spices in wooden-hulled ships. It comes to us from the Indo Pacific, but Aged Sumatra is really a gift from the Dutch.
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