Regional Details
If you think coffee from India sounds uncommon, wait until you hear about the Western Ghats mountain range where this coffee was cultivated. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most biologically diverse places in the world with more than 5,000 species of flowering plants and 508 different species of birds. The Neelakurinji flower is so uncommon that it only blooms every twelve years. And the legends say that the Western Ghats mountain range is the location where the first cultivated coffee in India arrived, from seven raw beans brought from Mocha by a Sufi saint on a pilgrimage to Mecca in the 17th century.
Sourcing Details
The Kithawara is a 123-acre farm located in Arehalli, a community located within Belur taluk in the Hassan district of Karnataka. Kithawara farm was bought in 1891 and is currently operated by the 3rd generation family members. During the harvest Kithawara employs more than 80 workers from neighboring communities.
Processing Details
The estate has its own mill where coffee cherries are meticulously sorted, then depulped, fermented, washed and dried on tile floors. Once coffee is dried, coffee is stored in local warehouse before it is exported.
