India Coffee Beans

Quality Indian arabica coffees are delightful.

Soft acidity makes Indian coffee durable across almost any brew method.

In milk-based espresso, that beautiful chocolate note tastes like a Mars bar.

Body : medium and rich

Aroma : toasted nuts, cocoa

Acidity : soft and balanced

Flavor : toffee and nut with a long caramel and chocolate finish

Flying under the radar

India is undoubtedly the most underrated of all the countries that produce coffee, and for these reasons, we think Indian coffee flies under the radar.

The exception, of course, is those "in the know" coffee industry aware of India's extensive coffee quality.

Since the incredible growth of espresso-based beverages from the mid-80s, the majority of large coffee brands around the world use Indian coffees in their blends.

And that practice continues today, with coffees from India playing a vital role in maintaining a blend's structure and integrity.

One of the most famous global coffee brands is the highly respected and experienced Italian company Illy. 

Illy's standards for quality are some of the highest globally. We can let you in on a secret - Illy developed a specification for what is known as India Plantation A coffees. 

Plantation A is a highly sought-after grading of India's best coffees.

We should also point out that India produces robusta and arabica varietals, as do other coffee-growing countries.

But it's this Robusta that India has become more famous, with Arabica falling into Robusta's shadow.

Robusta is essential for instant coffees, energy drinks, capsules, and pods. 

Robusta's use for those products increases a coffee blend's caffeine and flavour punch. 

Robusta has more than twice and up to 3 times the caffeine per gram than Arabica.

Unfortunately, Robusta does not taste sweet and has predominant characteristics of woody, leather, tar, and spicy. 

Robusta's attributes could be more appealing to Australian coffee drinkers.

While we don't sell robusta coffees nor use any robusta in our capsules or blends, we continue to source high-quality Arabicas from India.

What we love about Indian coffees are the soft acidity and the almost neutral mid-point flavour profile.

Quality India arabica coffees are costly. They are more expensive than the equivalent of Brazil and Honduras.

UPDATE:

India is currently out of stock. 

At this time, there are no plans to re-stock.

Coffee prices are too high. 

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