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Asia & Pacific

India

Coffee arrived from Yemen with the saint Baba Budan. It is mostly shade-grown among spice plants, giving spicy, chocolatey cups. “Monsooned Malabar” is a special process where green beans swell in monsoon winds.

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Altitude

900–1,600 m

Harvest

Typical flavours

SpiceCocoaNuttyRoasted & woodySweet

Main varieties

S795KentCatimorSarchimorRobusta

Common processing

WashedNatural

Regions

Chikmagalur1,000–1,600 mThe Baba Budangiri hills, where Indian coffee began.Coorg (Kodagu)900–1,300 mKarnataka’s largest growing area.Araku Valley900–1,200 mOrganic specialty coffee from tribal communities in the east.Nilgiris1,000–1,600 mHills in Tamil Nadu.