The seventh coffee of our 2025 season comes from Chikmagalur, India, where Ajoy Thipaiah and his son Pranoy produce coffee under dense forest canopy at Kerehaklu estate. This washed Selection 9 microlot was processed using a fermentation inoculated with a mosto cultured from the farm's microflora and presents tropical and tangy with complex acidity and sweetness. From Christopher: "While perhaps better known for its tea or spices, India's stature as a coffee producing country continues to grow—not for producing Robusta and Monsooned Malabar, but rather high-quality specialty Arabica. About a five hour drive west of Bangalore, toward the Arabian Sea, a group of coffee growers in Chikmagalur produce coffee that has, in recent years, caught the attention of quality-minded roasters in the U.S. and Europe: producers like Kerehaklu, who only began to focus on specialty coffee in 2019.