Ratnagiri Chandragiri - Honey - Education Lot - 2025

Origin

• 🇮🇳 India

Tasting notes

Character

• Sweet

This 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. processed chandragiri 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. Education Lot showcases both the distinct plant genetics of India and the unique processing approaches being pursued at Ratnagiri Estate in India. True to producer Ashok Patre’s innovative spirit, this lot was fermented in cherry for 48 hours in flushed stainless steel tanks with the addition of inoculated lab microbes before being pulped and slowly dried on raised beds for 22 days. We taste mild red fruits in the cup reminiscent of red pear and red grape, as well as a mild clementine-like acidityAcidityThe bright, lively, fruit-like sensation in coffee — praise, not a flaw. Citric sparkle, malic apple-crispness, tartaric wine notes; light roasts preserve more of it. and a rich hazelnut finish.