Malabar (monsooned process) green coffee beans

Smokin Beans

Details

Origin

India

Process

Monsooned

Roast Suitability

Description

About the Origin Natural bean nuances (cup notes) – smooth, full-bodied, baker’s chocolate, lingering chocolaty/molasses finish A creamy mellow coffee with medium body, medium acidity, deep pleasing undertones, an exceptionally smooth cup. Flavor characteristics are notes of baker’s chocolate, smoky tobacco/wood notes, slight spice, with a molasses like finish. There is no other coffee in the world that can match the uniqueness of this coffee! — Origin: Malabar – 100% Arabica – Varietal: kents, cauwery — Region: India – Processing: monsooned – Grade: (AA) specialty grade — Flavor Family: chocolate, creamy, tobacco – Aroma: dark chocolate, tobacco, molasses — Acidity: low – Body: medium/full – Sweetness: low – Best Roast: espresso roast — Altitude: 1220-1524m – Best Brew: french press, espresso – 100% fresh current harvest The origination of Indian Monsoon Malabar coffee dates back to the era when wooden ships loaded with raw coffee beans would take up to 6 months to travel from India to Europe, sailing around the Cape of Good Hope. During the months that the coffee beans were transported at sea, the humidity and ocean winds combined to cause the coffee to change from its fresh green color to a more aged, pale yellow hue. Upon their arrival in Europe, the coffee beans were found to have a unique mellowness, soft and smooth tasting throughout the cup. Today the monsooning process is accomplished in well ventilated brick or concrete floored warehouses by spreading the beans in thin layers and exposing them to the moisture laden monsoon winds from the Arabian Sea during the monsoon months of June to September. About the Roasting Process Maybe you have heard that roasting coffee is a work of art and to achieve excellent beautiful taste development in coffee beans it requires skillful and calculated inputs by the roast master throughout the entire roasting process? Is this true or not… Let’s look at this topic a little deeper. Some would argue that roasting coffee is easi