Kalledevarapura

Origin

• 🇮🇳 India

Tasting notes

Character

• Clean
  30
• Comforting
  20

Sweet, delicate, buttery and creamy with filbert and milk chocolate flavors. This super smooth cup is basked in classic Indian character. It is grown in the Western Ghat mountains by the Shankar family who owns and stewards this land. Their complex approach to poly-culture 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. The farm dates back to 1865 when it was first established by the British. In 1950, the farm changed hands to the Shankar family and, in turn, has undergone several changes regarding the coffee varieties planted there. The S-795 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. is now the primary cultivar. S-795 was created in the 1940’s by crossing two older Indian varieties, Kents and S-288. This coffee shines in the press and as espresso. For further details or suggestions for preparation head over to our Tips page. The Kalledevarapura has been shade grown in a polyculture forest farm environment and has been cultivated without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. This coffee was featured in a piece written by Elizabeth Mindreau in the Boston Globe on July 23, 2014. We are also offering the Kalledevarapura in our India Tasting Pair , Asia Sampler , Asia Tasting Pair and Kalle Quad Sampler . Origin- India Region- Karnataka Farm- Kalledevarapura Estate Producer- Shankar Family Altitude- 3800-4400′ Variety – S-795 Process- WashedWashed processThe fruit is removed from the seed before drying, usually with fermentation and a water rinse. Tends to give clean, transparent cups where origin character shows clearly., Sun DriedNatural processThe whole cherry is dried with the fruit still on the seed. Gives heavier body and big fruit flavors — think berries and wine — sometimes with a fermenty edge. on Patio and Raised Beds Roast- Medium