The Coffee Board's regional name for the Palani Hills coffee tract in Dindigul district.
The Pulneys (Palani Hills) are one of the Coffee Board of India's named regional coffee brands, in the lower Palani Hills of Dindigul district. The Board puts the coffee at 600-2,000 m with 1,000-1,600 mm of rain, mostly arabica on about 14,000 ha, and ICB describes a chocolatey, lower-acid profile.
Field notes
- i
'Pulneys' is the Coffee Board's own regional-brand spelling of the Palani Hills.
- ii
The Board's Pulneys page notes that the kurinji flower blooms here once every 12 years, and Wikipedia says the Palani Hills are named after the temple town of Palani.
- iii
The Pulneys and Bodi zone held 17,194 ha of coffee in 2022-23, 16,312 ha of it arabica, and Regis Estate was Best of Pulneys at the 2014 Flavour of India awards.
In the cup, according to guides
- ChocolateOften notedPulney Hills lots are described with cacao nibs, dark chocolate, caramel, roasted nuts and brown sugar notes.
- AcidityLessICB describes a chocolatey, lower-acid Pulney profile, closer to mid-altitude Chikmagalur.
Within Pulneys
Processing
Sources · 6 Every sentence here was checked against a source we read. Taste notes are what guides describe, not promises about your bag. Last revised 2026-11-10. Some details here are less settled than others.
- Indian Coffee Regions · Coffee Geography Magazine
- Coffee Regions of India: A Complete Guide · Indian Coffee Beans (roaster/retailer)
- Coffee Board of India: coffee regions and grades · Coffee Board of India
- Database on Coffee, July 2023 · Coffee Board of India, Market Intelligence Unit
- Winners list, Flavour of India Fine Cup Award 2014 · Coffee Board of India
- Palani Hills · Wikipedia