Ratnagiri SLN9. Cafe De India

About This Coffee

This coffee is from Ratnagiri Estate in the Bababudangiri region of India, grown at an altitude of 1,300-1,450 meters. The estate, established in 1920, is owned and operated by Ashok Patre. This lot features the SLN9 variety and undergoes an 82-hour extended anaerobic fermentation natural process. The cherries were harvested at 24.9 Brix and fermented in stainless steel tanks for 82 hours, then slowly dried on raised beds over 27 days. The estate is Rainforest Alliance certified and operates as an organic/biodynamic farm with three-tiered shade canopy. Flavor profile includes mango, white rum, butter, and juicy characteristics.

Origin

Bababudangiri Hills (India)

Flavor Notes

Butter, White Rum

Roast Level

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Processing

82h Extended Anaerobic Fermentation Natural

Typology

Arabica

SLN9

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Rabi Aouam trained as a barista starting in 2010, won the Andalusian Barista Championship in 2014, and began roasting commercially in 2018 without a fixed space. By 2021 he had a roastery and tasting room in the center of Malaga, and the operation quickly gained momentum. Kima was named Best Specialty Coffee of Spain in 2024 and ranked in the top 100 coffee destinations worldwide by Neodrinks in 2025. Rabi works exclusively with 100% Arabica specialty coffee, hand roasting each batch and selecting from a wide range of origins that includes rare varietals like Geisha from Colombia and Wild Orchid Liberica from Vietnam. An in house academy trains professionals from the hospitality sector, with baristas traveling to Malaga specifically for the courses. The philosophy is direct: flavor, traceability, zero artifice.

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