Poinsettias are the quintessential Christmas plant. Their dark green leaves form the perfect backdrop for bright red bracts and tiny white flowers; it doesn't get more festive than this!
​Temperature, sunlight & moisture play a vital role in the changing of colours. The plant goes through a process called Photoperiodism, which requires periods of darkness for the bracts to change from green to red. Once this change in colour has taken place, sunlight does the rest. The more sunlight the plant receives, the brighter the red during the 3rd week of December
- Christmas time.​​
This attention to growing detail is not uncommon in the Coffee world. Ideal growing conditions with shade, sunlight, rain & soil result in cherries of a particular quality. When the cherries ripen, coffee growers will spend time training their cherry pickers to identify the exact shade of red at which the cherries should be picked. This process of selective harvesting is what makes the bean we have used for our blend so special.
Our Christmas Special Coffee named Poinsettia comprises of beans from a single estate that are selectively harvested & naturally processed.
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Seasons greetings from us to you!
Tamil Name:
"MAYIL KALLI"
Roast Profile:
LIGHT - MEDIUM
THE BEAN
Location:
Thizama Village
Nagaland
Varietals:
SL9
Chandragiri
Elevation:
Nagaland - 1350m ASL
Process
Nagaland
Anaerobic Natural
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Selective harvesting of ripe cherries
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Anaerobic fermentation until the ideal pH level is reached
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Coffee is then dried for 15-20 days
