KEREHAKLU ESTATE,

INDIA- Chikmagalur District, Aldur Village 

Single Estate Micro Lot 

Notes: Black Tea, Limoncello, Piñon, Dates

Roast: Light (City+)

Varietal: Selection 10

Elevation: 1200 - 1500m  MASL 

Process: Mossto Ferment Washed

Farmer: AJOY and PRANOY THIPAIAH

ABOUT THE PRODCUER:

Kerehaklu Estate, is located in Chikmagalur, India and is run by Ajoy and Pranoy Thipaiah, a father and son team. The 97-hectare farm has a unique charm, blending a sense of timelessness with cutting-edge practices. Unlike the coffee fields found in much of the producing world, where clear-cutting of forest for high productivity has become the norm, at Kerehaklu coffee grows within dense, old-growth jungles.

Stepping into the coffee processing area, however, there is no mistaking the modern approach taken by Pranoy, who applies his undergraduate biology degree to push the boundaries of coffee processing and potential under the microscope.ABOUT THE

FERMENTATION:
This coffee was picked and delivered to the processing yard where it was allowed to ferment in-cherry until the next morning when it was pulped and then fermented a second time, in-parchment. The second fermentation took place in mossto (juice made by compressing coffee cherries) before being mechanically washed and then carefully dried