Kedai Kopi 170

you can smell the wet-hulled sumatran mandheling before kedai kopi 170's door even opens. that earthy, almost mushroom-like intensity that only comes from indonesia's unique processing method hits different here in bandung. they're pulling beans from gayo highlands and java estates with the kind of reverence that makes you slow down. the cup weight feels substantial in your hands. bold doesn't begin to cover it, this is coffee that tastes like soil and sunshine had a serious conversation.