𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢. (𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘳)

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦. 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 -

At the turn of the 19th century, a historical accident brought the Monsooned Malabar coffee into popularity. Green coffee from the Malabar coast of India, en route for Europe, was exposed to the harsh storms, humidity, and salty winds of the monsoon season. These elements changed the characteristics of the bean over the 6 month sea journey around the Cape of Good Hope. The beans ripened from a fresh green, to a larger, pale yellow bean with a strange smell. Over time, transporting methods have changed, and the monsoon bean lost its characteristics, which resulted in the coffee farms in India having to emulate the 6 month sea journey, which made the coffee so popular in Europe! Now as the coffee cherries ripen and are harvested, they are sun dried until the flesh comes off. The beans are then dried and stored in warehouses with open walls, where gale winds of the monsoons (June-Sept) saturate the beans with moisture and sea salt from the ocean nearby. During this time the green beans transform and are shipped off to roasters around the world. This results in a coffee with some variation in roasted color, but delightfully good with a distinctive flavor! Experience this smooth coffee, primarily smoky and nutty, but other tasting notes making their appearance as well. I’ll let you brew a French press and imagine the flavors brought in by the monsoons.