How coffee got here
Coffee is not native to India. It arrived, took hold in the hills of the south, and over a long period became part of daily life in a way it did not elsewhere in the country.
Coffee originates in Africa and spread through the Arab world before reaching the rest of the world. In India it established itself in the hill regions of the south, where the altitude, rainfall and shade suited it.
The Coffee Board of India records Karnataka and Kerala among the major traditional coffee-growing states, with well-known growing regions including Chikkamagaluru, Kodagu and Hassan in Karnataka, and Wayanad, Travancore and the Nelliampathies in Kerala.
Why it became a Tamil habit
Coffee was grown close by, in the hills of Karnataka and Kerala. It suited hot milk, generous hospitality and a morning with time in it, and the filter method fit that shape.
From the shop
Our coffees, 80:20 with chicory
Ground and packed fresh, only after you order.
