Cupping notes - White peach, Elderflower, Honey
Origin - India
Location - Ratnagiri Estate, Chikmagalur
Producers - Ashok and Divya Patre
Altitude - 1340 M.A.S.L
Process – Natural, Extended Yeast fermentation
Varietal - Hemavathi
The coffee cherries for this lot were harvested at 23.6 brix. The cherries were floated and then placed in a stainless steel fermentation tank along with a specific strain of yeast. The coffee was then allowed to ferment in the tank for 72 hours, in a carbon dioxide rich environment, before being moved to raised beds where it was dried for 26 days.
Ashok Patre is a progressive. Well-travelled and bursting with initiative, he has drawn inspiration from elsewhere to step beyond the boundaries of traditional Indian coffee cultivation and processing. Brix levels are tested before harvesting. Processing includes natural, honey and fermentation experiments alongside the traditional washed.
For all intents and purposes Ratnagiri Estate is an organic/biodynamic farm and also maintains official Rainforest Alliance Certification. Quarterly soil tests and organic corrections to soil are applied. Ionic seawater and sea weed extract are applied to improve plant immunity and sugar levels of the fruit.
The estate is a lush shaded environment with 3 stories of shade. It is home to over 48 recorded bird populations, monkeys, leopards, wild boar, tigers, mongoose and - on occasion - elephants. The rich biodiversity demands that Ashok and his family have an approach to farming which places ecology and harmony with the environment at the forefront.
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