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A time-tested technique, perfected

At Melkodige, the way we process and dry our beans has an enormous effect on its taste and texture.

All our coffee is grown under a unique 3-tier shade system.

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Fully mature ripe cherries are individually hand picked by our expert pickers.

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They are then visually sorted again to remove any unripe cherries.

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The ripe cherries are then processed in the wet mill to remove husk and mucilage.

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The wet beans are then moved to raised trays to drive out surface moisture.

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After a day the beans are evenly spread on patio bricks.

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The beans are raked at regular intervals. It takes seven days of sun drying to get the desired moisture level of 11%.

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Now the beans are filled in hessian bags and moved into well-ventilated godowns.

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Here the beans are allowed to mature for forty days to bring out their
whole range of flavours and aroma.

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When you choose our single-origin coffee, you know exactly where your favourite beverage is from. It is a top-quality pure coffee, grown in India’s finest coffee region, nurtured by passionate horticulturists to deliver a product with the distinct flavours and characteristics unique to Melkodige Estate.

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