India Washed Robusta Peaberry Hoordi Estate | Covoya Coffee Covoya Coffee

Bag Weight	60 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2022/23
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P611409-2

About This Coffee

Hoordi Estate is located in the Chikmagalur region, owned by Mrs. Vaishnavi and Mr. Shirish Vijendra. The farm has been producing quality Robusta and Arabica offerings for many years, intercropped alongside pepper, cardamom, and oranges and under the shade of rosewood and oak trees. Sustainabilty is crucial to the farm operations -- usage of chemicals and pesticides is minimal and Eco-pulpers are used to limit the use of water.

We carefully select our Robusta coffees to be clean and compelling; however, it is important to note that Robusta has a much different flavor profile than Arabica and we encourage you to sample Robusta prior to purchase. Please take note that we don’t offer credits or returns of Robusta coffee based on flavor profile complaints.

Country of Origin	India
Region	Chikmagalur
Producer Type	Single Estate
Farm Name	Hoordi Estate
Processing	Washed
Processing Description	Fermented 28 hours, sun-dried on patios
Growing Altitude	950m - 1150m

Harvest Season	2022/23
Bag Weight	60 KG BAG
Bag Type	Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species	Robusta
Variety	S.274

History of Coffee in India

If coffee was born in Ethiopia and grew up in Yemen, then it left home to make its own way in the world through India in the 17th Century, when Baba Budan, returning from a pilgrimage to Mecca, smuggled seven beans and planted them in hills of the Chikkamagaluru district, a hill region now known as Baba Budan Giri. Green coffee cultivation grew slowly in India and the first formal plantations were established by the British in 1840 in the same region where the first coffee was planted.

Growing Coffee in India

Over the years, repeated battles with leaf rust and an emphasis on yield caused India to increase planting Robusta and prioritize shade growing conditions. Today, India grows more than twice as much Robusta as Arabica and nearly all coffee is grown under shade, much of it in forest conditions. Over 21% of India’s coffee is exported to Italy, where Robusta has long been a part of traditional espresso blends. In recent years, Olam has been finding coffee for the specialty market. India is poised to attract increasing attention from specialty markets, and not only because quality is quickly improving. Coffee plantations in India are home to abundant wildlife, including tigers and elephants, because of the forest-like conditions. Compared to shade grown coffee in other parts of the world, coffee in India is grown in dense shade conditions, and almost intercropped with peppercorn, cardamom, areca nut, oranges, bananas, and other crops. By law, those who work on coffee farms must be paid minimum wage. Though the system for determining this wage in different sectors is complex, coffee workers in India tend to make more than the world-wide average. They also receive child care, maternity leave, free housing, and pensions.