The Roasterie's Indian Monsooned Malabar Green Coffee is quite possibly the most unique specialty coffee available. Deep in southern Indian, nestled on the slopes of the Nilginis Mountains, the Silver Cloud Estate continues the tradition of Monsoon aging that has made Indian coffees world recognized. The farmers here believe in painstaking perfection--from hand picking only the sweetest red cherries to careful control of the delicate monsooning process. This process invokes the memory of an age when Indian coffee was stored deep in the cargo holds of ships bound for Great Britain. Today, this aging is achieved with help from the moist coastal winds of the daily monsoon. The meticulously prepared dry coffee slowly yellows and expands, taking in the smooth earthy texture of the environment. It is this process that makes Monsooned Malabar so special. This is undeniably the most unique and eye opening coffee to be found--a testament to the way things were, and to the they way they can become.

*Please note that this is RAW COFFEE and is intended for use by home roasters.

• Region: Malabar, Nilginis Mountains
• Grade: AA
• Process: Wet, Specialty Monsooning
• Crop: May, 2008