When the monsoon arrives the warehouse doors are opened and the beans are exposed to the wind and rain whereupon they enlarge dramatically. The harvested beans are stored in warehouses awaiting the monsoon. You either really love it or you think it the worst coffee you ever tasted. Monsoon Malabar Dark, bold, pungent and spicy flavours 5.50 Add to cart It takes it's name from the Malabar region in Southern India. This coffee tastes like no other, and it is usually a love-hate relationship. When coffee was first shipped around the world, green beans would. Annual monsoon winds cause the beans to expand in size and acquire their unique, mellow flavor. These beans were grown in the Malaba Coast, which is in the southwestern part of India. The beans swell with moisture and turn a pale yellow. Of the many beans we offer, our Indian Monsooned Malabar is by far the most singular. It has a rich body that’s sure to please even the most discriminating coffee snob. The brew is smooth with earthy notes of oak. This homegrown blend, with earthy notes and just a touch of spice, finishes deep and nutty with minimal acidity. To make or “Monsoon” the coffee, plantation arabica is laid out in the open and exposed to monsoon winds and rains for about a week, then placed in bags in warehouses exposed to the salt and sea winds of the ocean. Monsoon Malabar is the name that first comes to mind when people think of Indian Specialty Coffee. Many missed the flavor, however, and so Monsooned Malabar was developed. After the invention of the steamer and the Suez Canal, this long trip was shortened, and this “monsooned” flavor disappeared. During this time the Indian coffee, which was subject to monsoon humidity in port, took the flavor of wood and the sea. Historically, it took six months or longer for the coffees leaving India in the wooden hulls of sailing ships to make it down the East African Coast, around the Cape (many ending smashed on the rocks) and then up the Western coast of Africa to Europe.
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It is an Indian coffee that has a unique and amazing flavor with low acidity and full body. This exotic coffee is a real treat to your palate.
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