The Margazhi Music Festival (Estb. 1928) takes place in its namesake month of the tamil calendar. Over a thousand concerts (dance, instruments, theatre) take place in various sabhas or halls across the city over a period of 9 weeks.
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The artists, be it for Carnatic music, Veena or dance, go through years of rigorous training. They often start classes as children and continue to learn, have concerts & practice every day their entire lives. The art is a part of their everyday.
'Kutcheries', or concerts, aside, food is such a big part of the margazhi festival. Each Sabha will have an official caterer for the season. Ones who excel in classic Tamil cuisine and puts out plate after plate of tiffin snacks, savouries & sweets during the hours of the concerts. Each caterer will also have their signature blend of Filter Coffee, hundreds of cups of which are served to guests everyday.
Enjoy a dance performance.
Have a Filter Coffee.
Watch a Veena Concert.
Have a Filter Coffee.
Attend a lec-dem on Carnatic Music,
Have a Filter Coffee.
These are Margazhi evenings.
A decocotion for Filter Coffee is also an everyday thing; prepared first thing in the morning. This decoction will last the day and account for many cups of coffee consumed before meals, after meals & offered to everyone visiting. Strong, with milk, full bodied & full of flavour.
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Margazhi - Our Filter Coffee Blend.
How to pronounce
"MARGAZHI"
Roast Profile:
LIGHT - MEDIUM
THE BEAN
Location:
PKC Estate
Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
Varietals:
S795
SL9
Catimor
Elevation:
1550ft ASL
Processes:
Hydro Honey
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Cherries are picked when fully ripe
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Stored in fermentation tanks at low temperatures
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Cherries are then pulped in a drum pulper
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Coffee is dried on raised beds for 25 days
Yeast Inoculated Washed
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Ripest Cherries are picked & pulped immediately
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Inoculated with Pichai Kluiveri & Lactic Acid bacillus for 75 days
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Fermentation takes place in an Anoxic environment
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Parchment is dried on raised beds for 20 days
