Malabar (Espresso) Medium (One-time Purchase)

(Single Purchase)
Monsooning is a processing method unique to the South-West coast of India in which green coffee is exposed to the high humidity conditions present during the monsoon season. Throughout this process, the coffee undergoes complex changes and new aromas and flavors are unveiled. Malabar Super is making it a Geographical Identification (GI) Certified Product. This Malabar Super requires more attention to its processing than any other coffee in the world.

And this is not just any monsooned coffee from Malabar, this is Aspinwall Monsooned Malabar AA Super Grade prepared especially for us through our work with Josuma Coffee Company. The AA Super grade represents an additional level of sorting that is not subjected to straight AA.

The process begins by selecting AA grade coffee cherries which are spread out on concrete patios and sun dried. The coffee is cured and sorted and stored until the onset of the monsoon season. When the monsoon hits from June through September, the seeds are spread out beneath tile roofed, open walled structures where they are raked at regular intervals. When exposed to the high atmospheric humidity, the seeds absorb the moisture and expand. The seeds are vigilantly raked and turned to prevent mold formation and are bagged in windrows. The spreading and bagging is repeated up to three times until the coffee beans acquire a golden hue. Prior to export the seeds are color sorted through a super high tech Spectrum color analyzer and then they are further hand sorted through a process referred to as “garbeling”. The entire process comprises many months of devoted attention. A truly Exquisite offering.