India Gargekhan Estate Natural Lot 1 (2022)
Bag Weight | 60 KG BAG |
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Harvest Season | 2021/22 |
Status | Spot |
Lot Number | P8001840-2 |
About This Coffee
History of Coffee in India
If coffee was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Yemen, then it left home to make its own way in the world through India in the 17th Century, when Baba Budan, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca, smuggled seven beans and planted them in hills of the Chikkamagaluru district, a hill region now known as Baba Budan Giri. Green coffee cultivation grew slowly in India and the first formal plantations were established by the British in 1840 in the same region where the first coffee was planted.
Over the years, repeated battles with leaf rust and an emphasis on yield caused India to increase planting Robusta and prioritize shade growing conditions. Today, India grows more than twice as much Robusta as Arabica and nearly all coffee is grown under shade, much of it in forest conditions. Over 21% of India’s coffee is exported to Italy, where Robusta has long been a part of traditional espresso blends. In recent years, Olam has been finding coffee for the specialty market. India is poised to attract increasing attention from specialty markets, and not only because quality is quickly improving. Coffee plantations in India are home to abundant wildlife, including tigers and elephants, because of the forest-like conditions. Compared to shade grown coffee in other parts of the world, coffee in India is grown in dense shade conditions, and almost always intercropped with peppercorn, cardamom, areca nut, oranges, bananas, and other crops.
The Art of Production
This natural process is augmented to increase the opportunity for cherry fermentation prior to drying. Ripe cherries are kept in sealed, temperature-controlled water tanks for 3 days and then dried on raised beds under shade for an average of 23 days.
- Subregion Sagudvani, Chikmagalur District, Karnataka
- Farm Name Gargekhan Estate
- Producer Type Single Estate
- Processing Natural/Dry Processed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Catuai, S795, Obata
- Min Growing Altitude 1250m
- Screen Size 15 Up
- On Sale Yes
- Top Lot Yes
- Price Per Kg £6.95
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade IND CA NAT CH AB
- CTRM Contract Number P8001840-2
- Origin India
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk