Kalledevarapura is located in the Baba Budan Giri Hills, the region where coffee was first planted in India back in the 1670’s. The region is named after Baba Budan who, according to legend, smuggled seven coffee seeds out of Yemen and planted them in India. This propagated the spread of coffee beyond Arabia to the rest of the world. Recent genetic testing of coffee varieties, shows that many beans in Africa, Latin America,and Indonesia trace their lineage to beans from India.

Kalledevarapura has some of the best shade among all Indian coffee farms. Unusually low rainfall also contributes to superior beans, many of which have won Flavor of India/Fine Cup awards (the Indian equivalent to Cup of Excellence).

D.S. Shankar’s family has been growing coffee here for four generations. Our long relationship with this family enables us to secure both unusual microlots as well as hard to secure ones (i.e. Selection 9 beans). His family also owns Harley Estate, which his brother runs.

We are offering three coffees from this estate as part of our 2023 Microlot Program:

[SOLD] Lot #136: Kalledevarapura Estate Selection 9 Variety (10 bags): Our long relationship with Kalledevarapura helped us secure this small lot. Selection 9 has long been one of the premier Indian cultivars. Very hard to find in North America as European and Australian roasters lock up much of what the best estates produce. Cupping Notes: Brown sugar, sweet lime, orange, lemon, berries.

[SOLD] Lot #131: Kalledevarapura Estate Chandragiri Variety (10 bags): We’ve been bringing tiny lots of Chandragiri, a Villa Sarchi derivative, for the last few years. This newer variety is one that excites many growers and is increasingly used when growers replant a harvest block. Cupping Notes: Caramel, chocolate w/ orange, lemon.

[SOLD] Lot #137: Kalledevarapura Estate Yellow Honey Sun Dried (10 bags): We discovered honey coffees (then described as “pulp sun dried”) nearly ten years ago. Since then, we have regularly included one small lot in our microlot program. This one is a “yellow” honey from Kalledevarapura in the Baba Budan Giri Hills. Cupping Notes: Range of citrus, apples, berries w/ honey.

HOW TO BUY:  Call (650-366-5453) or email.  Review our Purchasing Green Coffee FAQs to learn how we handle green coffee transactions.  

*For the microlots, we give first priority to roasters that already buy our coffees.  Roasters that have never purchased from us (or last purchased a few years back) should consider our larger Plantation-A or -AB grade lots.