Riverdale Estate - Geisha
Tastes Like - Jasmine Tea Like Aroma, Honeysuckle, Macerated Plums & Muskmelon || Roasting Profile - Filter ( Light Roast ) || Altitude - 1450 MASL || Location: Yercaud, Tamil Nadu || Varietal: Geisha || Process - Carbonic Maceration || Producer Name - Mohan & Prakashan Balaraman || 100% Arabica Roasting First Batch on 5th July 2024 About the coffee ~ It’s 10,000 km journey of a seed from Panama to India, that’s now our pride. Meet the Riverdale Geisha, cultivated by the Balaraman brothers in the Shevaroy Hills. This treasure grows at 1450 MASL, nurtured with passion. With cherries boasting 30 brix and above, meticulously handpicked, and processed through carbonic maceration for 72 hours, promising an unmatched coffee experience. It’s a champion’s choice for a reason! Geisha was used by our Founder & CEO, Mithilesh Vazalwar in the World Barista Championship 2022. Get ready to experience the revolution.P.S. It opens up better when it cools down.
Ratnagiri Estate Naturals
Tastes Like - Strawberry, Yellow Raisin and Mirabelle Plum Roasting Profile - Filter ( Light Roast ) Process - Naturals Varietal - Catuai 100% Arabica Altitude - 1350 MASL Producer Name - Ashok Patre Harvest Year - 2023-2024 Coffee Producers Note -This is a 72-hour yeast fermented natural processed coffee. It is from the SLN 9 varietal grown on our farm at 4400 feet from the block called Line Patte. The Brix of the coffee cherries was 25.2 when harvested and they were put in the stainless-steel fermenters after floater removal. A particular strain of yeast was added to the coffee in the fermenters and allowed to ferment for 72 hours in a carbon dioxide rich environment. After removing the coffee, they were directly put on raised beds for slow drying. The coffee was then dried slowly with constant stirring over the next 26 days.Roasters Note - A well balanced and sweet coffee with bright acidity. Ideal for manual brews. The charge temperature is low, the roast duration is longer with the development time around 1 minute 30 seconds with a DTR of nearly 15%.
Riverdale Estate Watermelon Process
Tastes Like - Green Mango, Caramel and Smooth Finish Roasting Profile - Filter ( Light Roast ) Process - Watermelon Process Varietal - SL 9 Altitude - 1450 MASL Producer Name - Prakashan Balaraman Harvest Year - 2023-2024 Coffee Producers Note - Handpicked ripened cherries are washed in natural spring water and real watermelon fruits are used to ferment in an air tight bag for 72 hours. Temperature and Ph are monitored in the process to produce consistency in every lot, and once the fermentation is complete cherries are then sun dried in raised beds for 25-30 days. Roasters Note - This year's lots from the Riverdale Estate are here, and we are filled with excitement to roast them for you. This coffee has been a favourite and has again been profiled to produce an interesting cup with a concoction of flavours. We found that this coffee develops a fruity and tangy character with a slight sweetness when roasted for a short duration. Keeping the development ratio within the desirable bracket, we have profiled ;this coffee to be filter roast.