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Monsooned Malabar & Mysore Coffee Beans
Legends suggest the Asian country of India as being the birthplace of cultivation of coffee east of Arabia. While there are several Indian states that are actively involved in successful coffee plantation, nearly 80% of coffee cultivation is restricted to the South-Indian state of Karnataka. Coffee production in this country is controlled strictly by the Indian Coffee Board. For some, this is a major cause for the reduced quality of beans & the dampened economic benefits for the coffee cultivators. While there are a couple of coffee types that are popular in the country, one of the special types is the Monsooned Malabar made from green beans exposed to monsoon winds.
Notable India Coffee Beans
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| The Monsooned Malabar coffee is one of the most popular coffee types of India. It is basically a variety of dry, processed green coffee beans. It is so named because of the process of exposing them to monsoon winds of the Malabar Coast for about 3-4 months during which, the beans lose their acidity & swell to form a syrupy & sweet brew. The Monsooned Malabar coffee is dry, pungent, heavy-bodied with a slightly sharp taste & chocolaty aroma. It is basically the sea winds combined with the humidity that causes coffee to ripen from fresh green color to a more aged pale yellow. |
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| Another major coffee variety of India is the Mysore coffee so named after the former name of the state of Karnataka. Referred by a variety of names like, Mysore Straight, Indian Mysore, Mysore Nuggets or simply Mysore, this coffee bean type is light-bodied, sweet & fully aromatic. The Mysore Nuggets developed through wet processing are considered to be the highest grade of coffee available in India. This exotic coffee variety is truly a delight for coffee connoisseurs across the world. |
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