WHEN YOU HAVE SPECIALITY GRADE COFFEE BEANS ORGANICALLY GROWN BY 5TH GENERATION COFFEE PLANTERS IN COORG COME YOUR WAY, YOU KNOW IT'S TIME FOR A SINGLE ESTATE ROAST.

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MOOLEH MANAY. AN ESTATE LOCATED IN SUNTI KOPPA, NORTH KODAGU. LOCATED BY THE BACKWATERS OF THE HARANGI RIVER, AT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN GHATS.

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THE ESTATE BOASTS OF MORE THAN 60% SHADE COVER PROVIDED BY INDIGENOUS & JUNGLE TREES & PLANTS, SOME OF WHICH ARE MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD. NATURALLY THEN, WILDLIFE LIKE BOAR, CIVET CATS & BARKING DEER AMONG OTHERS CALL THIS ESTATE THEIR HOME. THE CONSTANT ENDEAVOUR TO MAINTAIN A FINE BALANCE BETWEEN THE  ECO-SYSTEM & CULTIVATION OF COFFEE IS WHAT MAKES THIS ESTATE ALL THE MORE SPECIAL.

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AKSHAY & KOMAL GROW COFFEE ON THEIR ESTATE WITH ALL OF THEIR HEART. THEY WALK THE LAND, INSPECT THE BUSHES, HOPE FOR RAIN, WATCH THE CHERRIES FOR RIPENESS, ENJOY THE FLORA & FAUNA THAT CO-EXIST WITH THEM AND WORK TO CONSTANTLY IMPROVE ALL THEIR PROCESSES ON THE ESTATE.

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PRODUCE - CARE & ATTENTION TO SHADE & SOIL NUTRITION, RUST, RAIN & SO MANY MORE FACTORS THAT ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH & RIPENING OF THE CHERRIES.

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HARVEST - A METHOD CALLED SELECTIVE PICKING IS FOLLOWED WHERE LABOUR IS TAUGHT TO RECOGNISE & PICK ONLY THE PERFECTLY RIPE CHERRIES. NOT TOO EARLY, NOT TOO LATE.

 

PROCESS - RAISED BEDS ARE USED TO DRY THE CHERRIES NATURALLY IN THE SUN. THE CHERRIES ARE CONSTANTLY RAKES TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTS ARE EQUALLY EXPOSED TO THE HEAT & AIR CIRCULATION IS MAINTAINED FOR EVEN DRYING.

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THE RESULT - SELECTIVE NATURALS THAT ARE FRUITY, BOLD, ACIDIC & OH SO SURPRISING IN THEIR FLAVOUR & FRAGRANCE.