Eureka

Producer: Ashok and Divya Patre 

Region: Ratnagiri Estate in Chikmagalur, India

Elevation: 1,340 masl

Variety: Catuaí

Process: Washed

We are very excited to be bringing y'all coffee from India once again this year! This is the third year we have purchased coffee from the Ratnagiri Estate via Ositio Coffee. This year we picked up the lot Eureka RA-1.  

The owner of the estate, Ashok Patre, is a 3rd generation producer at his family's 108 hectare farm, Ratnagiri. Located in Chikmagalur, the team works at 1,335 meters above sea level where they have been growing specialty coffee and fine pepper for nearly a century.  He and his wife Divya have developed the farm into one of the most impressive operations Osito has seen across the coffee-producing world! Knowing that the territory in India is somewhat limiting, Mr. Patre has invested in precise processing methods that produce coffees that are unique and compelling. 

This coffee is of the Catuaí variety which is a genetic cross between two natural Arabica mutations of yellow Caturra and Mundo Novo creating an interesting and complex cup!

This coffee was processed in cherry fermentation for 48 hours, then depulped and fermented with microbe- enriched mosto for 36 hours before washing and slow drying in a dark room for 14 hours. We found this coffee has notes of sugar, orange, and chamomile. 

Give this coffee from India a try, and keep an eye out for another coffee from India that we offer - Kerehaklu.