Kalle Honey

Origin

• 🇮🇳 India

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet
  25
• Comforting
  20

Floral aroma of pineapple and delicate flavors of dried orange zest, clove and caramel with a refined and elegant character. Great dripped in the V60 or as a captivating single originSingle originCoffee from one traceable place — a country at the loosest, a single farm or lot at the strictest — rather than a blend of sources., single arabica varietyVariety (cultivar)The botanical subtype of the coffee plant — Gesha, Bourbon, SL28 — analogous to grape varieties in wine. A major driver of cup character alongside origin and process. espresso. The Kalle Yellow HoneyHoney processThe skin is removed but some sticky fruit mucilage is left on during drying. Lands between washed and natural: more sweetness and body than washed, cleaner than natural. is a special production micro-lotMicrolotA small, separately processed and traded parcel of coffee — often a single day's picking from one plot — kept apart because it's exceptional. that we are offering now for the tenth year from the Kalledevarapura Estate. The Kalle Yellow Honey is distinct from our main Kalledevarapura offering because of its processing method. The Yellow Honey Process involves stripping the seeds from the coffee cherry and then allowing them to dry in the sun (thus the “yellow” designation) without any intermediary washing or wet fermentation stage. The effect renders a super smooth cup with concentrated chocolate, nut and spice flavors. This year’s harvest is remarkably complex and delicate and is reminiscent of the GeshaGesha (Geisha)A rare, jasmine-and-bergamot scented variety originally from Ethiopia's Gesha forest, made famous by Panama's Hacienda La Esmeralda. Routinely the most expensive coffee at auction. variety. The Kalle Yellow Honey is grown in the Western Ghat Mountains of southern India by D.M. Shankar and his family who own the Kalledevarapura Estate. Their complex approach to polyculture farming includes providing a dense shade canopy of silver oak, jack fruit and fig with companion planting in the understory of vanilla, cardamom, and pepper vines. The orchard is home to a broad diversity of fauna including Jungle Pigeon, owl, deer, fox and wild boar. Kalledevarapura dates back to 1865 when it was first established by the British. In 1950, the farm changed hands to Shankar and, under his directive, has made many changes regarding the coffee varieties planted there and the methods for growing and processing. The S-795 variety is now the primary cultivar at Kalledevarapura. S-795 was created in the 1940’s by crossing two older Indian varieties, Kents and S-288. The Kalle Yellow Honey has been shade grown in a polyculture forest farm environment and has been cultivated without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. After repose, this coffee is sealed in Grain-Pro barrier packaging at origin and then sent on its