India

Shade-grown coffee, often among pepper and cardamom, with robusta making up roughly two-thirds of a crop that is mostly exported.

Altitude

500–1,500 m

Harvest

Nov–Feb

• Tends toward lower acidity
• Can show chocolate notes

Washed

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