India: Monsooned Malabar

Region: Asia Roast: Medium Monsooned Malabar Monsoon Malabar arabica, compared with green Yirgachefe beans from Ethiopia Monsooned Malabar beans Monsooned Malabar, also known as Monsoon Malabar, is a process applied to coffee beans. The harvested coffee seeds are exposed to the monsoon rain and winds for a period of about three to four months, causing the beans to swell and lose the original acidity, resulting in a flavor profile with a practically neutral pH balance. The coffee is unique to the Malabar Coast of Karnataka and Kerala and has protected status under India's Geographical Indications of Goods Act. The name Monsoon Malabar is derived from exposure to the monsoon winds of the Malabar coast. The blend is heavy bodied, pungent, and considered to be dry with a musty, chocolatey aroma and notes of spice and nuts. History The origins of Monsoon Malabar date back to the times of the British Raj, when, during the months that the beans were transported by sea from