Karnataka

Produces roughly 70% of India's coffee, mainly from the Chikmagalur, Kodagu and Hassan districts of the Western Ghats.

Altitude

700–1,350 m

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Tamil Nadu

India's third-largest coffee state, with about 5% of national output, across the Nilgiris, Pulneys, Shevaroys and Anamalais.

Altitude

600–1,500 m

Honey

Removes the skin but dries the beans with some or all of the mucilage left on. Often sweeter, mellow cups, with Costa Rica a pioneer.

Washed

Removes skin and pulp, ferments the mucilage off the beans, then dries. The most common process and often linked to the highest quality.