Reveries
18 OCT 2026
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Nerlu HSR

CAFE
BEVERAGE
Pour-over
BEAN ROASTER
Bitter Waters Coffee
BEAN NAME
Citrusly Speaking
ORIGIN
India › Ratnagiri Estate
COUNTRY
India
REGION
Chikmagalur
FARM / ESTATE
Ratnagiri Estate
PROCESS
Natural
ROAST
Light
INTENSITY AXES · 0–5
ACIDITYSWEETNESSBODYAFTERTASTE
ACIDITY 3.5 /5
SWEETNESS 1.5 /5
BODY 1.5 /5
AFTERTASTE 2.0 /5
QUALITY AXES · 0–5
BALANCE 2.0 /5
Had a good literacy start, but it immediately dropped to a bland Nothing.
4 / 5
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Field report

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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Process

Natural

Dries whole cherry in the sun on patios or raised beds, then hulls off the dried fruit, used for about 90% of Brazilian arabica.

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