Microregion guide
Chikmagalur
치크마갈루르
A Karnataka origin growing both Arabica and Robusta.
Also known as: Chikkamagaluru · Chickmangalore
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Place and growing environment
Western Ghats slopes vary in rainfall and exposure and include highland areas such as Bababudangiri.
Recorded flavors
- 01Chocolate
- 02Citrus fruit
- 03Caramel
Processing
Washed
Grown varieties
S795 · Selection 9 · Cauvery · S274 (Robusta) · CxR (Robusta) · Chandragiri · Selection 6 · SLN10
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.
Cauvery
An Arabica cultivar of the Catimor group grown in India.
- Lineage
- Descended from Caturra crossed with Timor Hybrid.
S274
An Indian Robusta selection grown in Kerala and Karnataka.
- Lineage
- Selected as a high-yielding mother tree in CCRI's early Robusta improvement work.
CxR
An interspecific Robusta breeding line developed by India's CCRI.
- Lineage
- Coffea congensis crossed with C. canephora, followed by backcrossing to C. canephora.
- Traits
- Characterized by compact bushes and relatively early, uniform bearing.
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.
Selection 6
Developed by India's CCRI and distributed to farmers in the 1970s.
- Lineage
- Kent crossed with Robusta S274, followed by backcrossing to Kent.
- Growing conditions
- Tall trees adapted to agroforestry cultivation.
- Traits
- Despite rust resistance in WCR's global trials, it is considered susceptible in India.
Lot details
Kerehaklu Estate
Pranoy Thipaiah / Kerehaklu Estate
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
- Variety · process
- Selection 9Anoxic natural with a coffee-blossom starter culture, 71 hours
- Tasting notes
- Strawberry · Orange blossom · Pomegranate · Sun melon
Kerehaklu
Kerehaklu Estate
Chikmagalur, Karnataka
- Variety · process
- SLN10Two-stage mosto culture washed
- Tasting notes
- Herbs · Dark cherry · Hazelnut · Plum
Kerehaklu
Ajoy and Pranoy Thipaiah / Kerehaklu Estate
Doddagandi Lower block, Chikmagalur, Karnataka · Harvest 2024-12-02
- Variety · process
- Selection 9Washed, sequentially fermented with mosto culture for 37 hours
- Tasting notes
- Tamarind · Apricot · Red apple · Orange
Sources
- Coffee Regions – India(opens in a new tab)
Coffee Board of India · Accessed
- Brewing Prosperity: India’s Coffee Story from Farm to Global Fame(opens in a new tab)
Press Information Bureau, Government of India · Accessed
- Hoysala Estate – Washed – Chikmagalur(opens in a new tab)
Bloom Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- Kerehaklu Estate(opens in a new tab)
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- India Ratnagiri Estate Vacuum Process Cauvery Natural(opens in a new tab)
Covoya Coffee · Accessed
- Kerehaklu Estate — Blossom Culture(opens in a new tab)
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- Kerehaklu — SLN10 Mosto Culture Washed(opens in a new tab)
Korero Coffee Roasters · Accessed
- Kerehaklu — AVIARY 016 Lot E(opens in a new tab)
Aviary · Accessed
- Ratnagiri — El Sinvergüenza Cauvery Honey(opens in a new tab)
IRREVERENTES · Accessed
- India Ratnagiri Estate Washed — P8003180-1(opens in a new tab)
Covoya · Accessed