India Monsooned Malabar AA | whole bean | ground | aromatic | low-acid | roasted coffee, display weight 1,000 g, whole-bean flavor

Description

• Monsooned Malabar clearly stands out from conventional coffees.

Monsooned coffee from the Malabar Coast! The first look at the beans of the Arabica variety Monsooned Malabar has surprised many coffee lovers. It is immediately noticeable that these coffee beans do not have a greenish color. They are very light, larger, and considerably lighter than conventional green coffee beans. Its aroma and flavor are distinctive because it is processed completely differently from other coffees. The reasons for this lie in the transportation history of coffee. Monsooning process In the 17th century, transporting coffee was above all time-consuming. The route taken by sailing ships to Europe went around the Cape of Good Hope and took almost half a year. During the months-long voyage, coffee and coffee beans were transported in wooden crates. They were inevitably exposed to humid, salty sea air and absorbed a great deal of moisture. The chemical processes that took place not only changed their original flavor, but also caused them to lose their green color. They became straw-yellow in appearance. In Europe, these beans were considered very exclusive and were extremely popular. Modern ships and the Suez Canal significantly shortened the transportation time to approximately 1820 days. At the same time, this period was too short for the coffee to undergo the previous changes. Its flavor suddenly changed. However, coffee lovers wanted to continue drinking their coffee as before and missed the familiar flavor. In response to this demand, attempts were made to recreate the flavor changes that coffee underwent during transportation on sailing ships through a special processing method. The earlier fermentation processes that occurred during transportation are now deliberately initiated again after drying by re-moistening the beans. Although the Catimor variety, a cross between Timor coffee and Caturra, influences the coffee in a very similar way, unfortunately only...

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