Sunrise Blend · @vishalvshekkar on Reveries

SPECIMEN · CHIKMAGALUR, INDIA · WASHED

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SINGLE ORIGIN · MEDIUM–DARK · WASHED

ORIGIN

Chikmagalur, India

ALTITUDE

1,650 m

VARIETALS

sln795, sln274

PROCESS

Washed

ROAST

Medium Dark

ROAST DATE

1 May 2026

OPENED

10 May 2026

FINISHED

1 Aug 2026

WEIGHT

100 g

BREWS

AVG RATING

3.8

LAST BREWED

2026-05-18

PRIMARY METHOD

ESPRESSO

BLEND NOTES

80:20 Arabica:Robusta

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MY VERDICT

3.5 / 5

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VERDICT · 0–5

VALUE 3.5 /5

VERSATILITY 2.0 /5

CONSISTENCY 2.5 /5

AROMA 3.5 /5

LONGEVITY 2.0 /5

ROAST CRAFT 3.5 /5

DISTINCTIVENESS 1.0 /5

WOULD BUY AGAINYES

Good basic coffee. Relatively consistent. Dad loved it more. Tends to be low on sourness and higher on bitterness. People who enjoy South Indian filter would enjoy this.

Field report

Background and trivia on this coffee, from Crease

Origin

Chikmagalur

Karnataka › India

India's second-largest coffee district after Kodagu, and traditionally where coffee growing in the country began.

Altitude: 700–1,200 m

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Varietal

S795

Cross of S288 and Kent · India

S795 is India's most widely planted Arabica, a Kent x S288 cross prized for a balanced, subtly sweet cup.

S795 tests as highly rust-resistant in WCR's global multilocation trials, yet is considered susceptible in India itself, illustrating how rust resistance is race-specific rather than absolute.

Process