Mooleh Manay Excelsa – India

Exotic • Juicy • Unexpected

Tasting Notes
Mandarin • Grape • Herbal • Chocolate Praline

Looking for something completely different? This coffee is produced by fourth-generation coffee growers Komal and Ashkay at the Mooleh Manay Estate in Southern India. Instead of the more common Arabica varieties, this lot is 100% Excelsa - a rare cultivar known for its vibrant fruit, layered complexity, and remarkably low bitterness.

An innovative 84-hour yeast fermentation using Saccharomyces cerevisiae (wine yeast!) enhances the coffee's juicy character while preserving exceptional clarity. The result is a sweet, aromatic cup with bright mandarin, ripe grape, complex herbal notes, and a earthy smooth finish unlike anything else in our range.

Origin

• Producer: Mooleh Manay Estate

• Region: Harangi Reservoir, Karnataka, India

• Altitude: 1200 masl

• Variety: Excelsa

Processing

84 Hour Yeasted Natural. After harvest, the cherries are dried on raised beds for around three days before undergoing a controlled anaerobic fermentation inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast. They are then carefully dried to produce a vibrant, fruit-forward cup with exceptional sweetness and complexity.

Best for

Filter • AeroPress • Espresso for adventurous coffee drinkers