This is unroasted green coffee from Kerkeicoondah Estate in the Baba Budangiri Mountains, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India. It is Arabica S795 Peaberry and fully washed, sun-dried, hand-sorted. Flavor notes include cherry, vanilla, and chocolate with undertones of baking spices. The estate is shade-grown and inter-cropped, produced by the Mammen family. Altitude is about 1,200 meters.
Kaveri Coffee Works traces its origins to 1941, making it a third generation coffee company. The operation specializes in single estate and single variety Indian coffees that are 100 percent traceable, with a microlots collection featuring honey and anaerobic processed beans. Over 50 percent of sourcing partners are women owned or women managed farms. The company offers rare Indian varieties including Excelsa in limited edition runs. Kaveri holds a strong position in the Indian specialty market by focusing exclusively on origins that represent roughly five percent of what typically reaches international buyers.
