India

Western Ghats

spans the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

Terroir

Catalogue altitude
1,800–2,000 m · 2 of 2 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
Climate
warm, humid tropical climate year-round; mean temperatures 20°C (south) to 24°C (north), cooler/near-freezing at high elevations; annual rainfall averages 100-900cm (avg 250cm)
Terrain
1,600km mountain range along India's west coast spanning six states; elevation ranges from under 900m in the middle section to 900-1,500m in the north, rising again in the south
Varieties
Catuaí
Base process
Washed
Conditions and additional steps
Anaerobic (sealed, no oxygen)

Periya village (Wayanad district, Kerala), surrounded by Western Ghats forest, is an example of the range's tea and coffee estates

Across Western Ghats2 coffees with no finer area recorded
Western Ghats, India — Good Cup