I would have liked it to not be ground so fine. Not good for French press. Leaves too much residue.

Perfect for dark roast coffee lovers whose palates yearn for unique and subtle flavors. (If you're someone who has to have flavored creamy additives, skip this one and get some basic coffee.)

Relatively new to single origin coffees and had planned to sample several before settling on a subscription. Besides, this particular shipment -- my first -- was exquisite Sumatra Mandheling Reserve Dark Roast but ground. And I had to put it in a Bialetti glass coffee jar that was a big mistake because it does not vacuum seal for oxygen and CO2. I feared it would not be long before my first single origin got stale. But......IT DIDNT. Heavenly from first cup to last. And I like Volcanica....very quick delivery and excellent packaging for some of the best coffees in the world. I love this Sumatra Mandheling Reserve Dark Roast. I am a bit of a heretic and brew it in a DeLonghi Alicia electric moka pot so it always comes out with consistent quality. I use a big doublewalled glass cup and then add a third of the cup in foamed half and half. This coffee in dark roast stands up to that to produce an espresso-latte like brew with waves of taste from "hey, pay attention!" to cocoa overtones to something else as it slides past the roof of my mouth to a lingering aftertaste that says I should have some more. I cannot imagine a better coffee for my particular tastes or a better coffee distributer. Next I order my first while brand to grind pot by pot. Can hardly wait. Yes, it is expensive but this is as good as coffee can get.

UPDATE....Now 3 months later, I have become a dedicated subscriber to Volcanica Sumatra Mendheling Reserve dark roast whole bean. I did flirt with a Java Planet Costa Rico dark roast (excellent) and a Volcanica Sulawesi dark roast (ok) and did Atlas samples from Niquarua, Guatamala and India (mediocre) but my absolute favored coffee remains this Sumatra Mendheling Reserve dark roast. I still have never had a bad cup. In part i owe that to my DeLonghi Alexia electric moka pot, which adds to the consistency from pot to pot. And in my vacuumed ceramic container it stays fresh the entire 3 weeks I have it for grinding 2-3x day. Amazon free shipping is seductive and they don't let it sit around in their warehouses long but the shipping cost direct from Volcanica will mean my coffee ships the day it is roasted. Not sure that experiment absorbing direct shipping will justify leaving Amazon delivery since i hear freshly roasted coffee should snooze a week before being used. We'll see.

The taste is quite unique. Very strong and bold beginning with chocolate tones and then an adventure as it glides down my mouth with a caramel and something invitation to an unidentifiable aftertaste, which some people describe as tobacco or any number of other oddities. Whatever that aftertaste is it prepares me to want the next sip. I never feel the aftertaste is grassy or thin. And with all that, low cafeine and acid for a happy tummy without jitters. One minor flaw...I find a little coffee soot in the bottom of my brewed cup and am reluctant to go to a more medium grond but that is a minor problem in an overwhelmingly good experience.

I keep on windowhopping but don't feel I can dare to get any coffee but this from anyplace but Volcanica. Tastes vary and some people really don't like dark roast and want more floral tastes but this is my favorite.

Really also like that that it is Fair Trade and Rainforest Protective, high volcanic ground and wet washed. I get the sense that Volcanica has better relations with Indonesian estates than many other good coffee distributors.

I urge everyone to try this coffee.

Has a good flavor when freshly brewed. Let it sit overnight the reheat to bring out a strong chocolate flavor.

Great medium coffee. Very find texture of the grounds.