Indien – Mooleh Manay – 100% Robusta

Next roast date Monday Jan. 26, next shipping date Wednesday Jan. 28! 

The Coffee

This coffee is a 100% Robusta. That means the coffee is strong in taste and also has more caffeine than Arabica. It's alcohol-fermented with yeast, similar to how wine is made, and has sweet notes of blueberries and milk chocolate. Komal and Akshay made the yeast to ferment this coffee themselves from grapes.

Mooleh Manay

Komal and Akshay, wife and husband, took on the challenge of running Mooleh Manay, which has been in the family for 5 generations, more than 6 years ago when neither knew much about coffee. They did so with the mission to become an example of an agroforestry coffee system and also to serve as an example of what Indian coffee has to contribute to the world.

Agroforestry means, the coffee isn't simply grown on a plantion, instead it is grown in a forest wit a bunch of other plants and wild animals. The goal is to find a balance between human intervention and nature, thus working in harmony with nature.

In addition to coffee, Komal and Akshay also grow black pepper, jack fruit, banana, papaya and oranges.

In the production and processing of the coffee, Mooleh Manay, tries to use as little water as possible, which also explains why they aren't producing any washed coffees. The electricity for the farm and their house is solar powered.

Interview with Komal