India Monsooned Malabar | Boxes

REGION: Malabar Coast ALTITUDE: 1,000 - 1,500 m VARIEITIES: Kent, S.795, Catimor PROCESSING: Monsooned Q-GRADE: 81 Points CUP: Mild acidity, heavy body FLAVOR: Earthy, pepper spice, nutty, dark chocolate, smokey  FREE SHIPPING: Ships within 3 business days   ABOUT THIS COFFEE A Short History of the  Monsooned  Malabar    A historical accident brought the Monsooned Malabar into popularity back at the turn of the 19th century. In route to Europe, green coffee from the Malabar coast of India was exposed to the harsh storms, humidity and the salted winds of the monsoon season which changed the characteristics of the coffee. Over the 6th month journey around the Cape of Good Hope, the green beans ripened from their fresh green, to a larger, pale yellow bean with a strange smell. When the transportation methods changed over time, these beans lost their characteristics. The result was that coffee farms in India had to emulate the 6th month sea journey that made this coffee so popular back in