Microregion guide
Bababudangiri
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An Arabica origin in Chikmagalur’s mountain range, with washed lots combining chocolate, toffee and citrus acidity.
Also known as: Bababudangiris · Baba Budangiri · Baba Budan Giri
Place and growing environment
Cool slopes, monsoon mist, ravines and streams characterize the coffee-growing mountain landscape.
Recorded flavors
- 01Chocolate
- 02Toffee
- 03Lime
- 04Grapefruit
Processing
Washed
Grown varieties
Cauvery · Chandragiri · S795 · Selection 9
Cauvery
An Arabica cultivar of the Catimor group grown in India.
- Lineage
- Descended from Caturra crossed with Timor Hybrid.
Chandragiri
An Arabica cultivar released by the Coffee Board of India in 2007.
- Traits
- The institute reported high yields, a high proportion of large beans and rust tolerance in its evaluations.
S795
A productive CCRI Arabica cultivar widely grown in India.
- Lineage
- Selected from S288, a Liberica-introgressed line, crossed with Kent.
- Growing conditions
- Tall trees with large beans.
- Traits
- Rust resistance was high in WCR's global trials, while the variety is considered susceptible in India.
Selection 9
An Arabica breeding selection described by the Coffee Board of India.
- Lineage
- Derived from an Ethiopian Tafarikela collection crossed with Timor Hybrid.
Lot details
Ratnagiri Estate
Ashok Patre / Ratnagiri Estate
Bababudangiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka
- Variety · process
- Selection 9Double washed with two fermentation and washing stages
- Tasting notes
- Citrus blossom · Licorice · Roasted pecan · Tea rose
Ratnagiri
Ashok Patre / Ratnagiri Estate
Bababudangiri, Western Ghats, Karnataka
- Variety · process
- CauveryHoney
- Tasting notes
- Melon · Lemonade · Vanilla cream · Chocolate cookie
Sources
- India Bababudangiri(opens in a new tab)
DRWakefield · Accessed
- Bababudangiri Arabica GI application(opens in a new tab)
Coffee Board of India (hosted by oriGIn) · Accessed
- Brewing Prosperity: India’s Coffee Story from Farm to Global Fame(opens in a new tab)
Press Information Bureau, Government of India · Accessed
- India Ratnagiri Estate Vacuum Process Cauvery Natural(opens in a new tab)
Covoya Coffee · Accessed
- Ratnagiri — El Sinvergüenza Cauvery Honey(opens in a new tab)
IRREVERENTES · Accessed
- Ratnagiri Estate — Double Washed Classic(opens in a new tab)
Naivo Coffee Company · Accessed
- India Ratnagiri Estate Washed — P8003180-1(opens in a new tab)
Covoya · Accessed