India - Malabar Monsooned

Origin / crop
High-quality Arabica coffee from India. This coffee is grown in the state of Karnataka as well as in Tellichery and Malabar, in the state of Kerala. It is also cultivated in the south-west and in Nilgeris, in the southeastern state of Tamil Nadu.

About this coffee
Indian coffee is most famed for its special preparation process, ‘monsooning’. After harvesting, the beans are exposed to the monsoon rains for 5 days in order to moisten them. Then they are dried in the monsoon winds for a period of 7 weeks.

Flavour
This process gives India Malabar Monsooned its unmistakeable, characteristic and velvety taste. A very smooth coffee, not acidic, with a spicy, strong body, soft and full tasting. The best coffee for a sensitive stomach.

Recommendation
With its low acidity, this coffee is ideal for an evening espresso or a café crème.

» order