Araku Valley, a mountain valley in Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, is known worldwide for organic and biodynamic farming by its tribal communities.
Araku Valley, a mountain valley in Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, is known worldwide for organic and biodynamic farming by its tribal communities.
At 900–1,100m, washed processing yields clean flavor of florals, fruit, chocolate and spice.With a gold medal from a Paris international coffee competition to its name, it stands as a symbol of Indian specialty.
In Araku Valley, indigenous (Adivasi) communities said to number some hundred thousand households grow coffee by organic and biodynamic methods. Their agroforestry — raising coffee under shade trees among diverse crops — has drawn international attention as a model at once traditional and forward-looking, protecting soil health and biodiversity.
Gold medals at the Prix Epicures in Paris in 2017 and again in 2018 showed the world that India is more than a land of robusta and Monsooned Malabar. Floral, clean arabica from Araku is spoken of as a lot that symbolizes the future of Indian specialty.
Concentrates the spicy aroma and body. Monsooned Malabar shines at darker roasts.
A weighty cup of spice and chocolate — delicious with milk too.
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