India Monsooned Malabar AA Aspinwall

Come June – and the seasonal rain-bearing winds from the tropical oceans – known as monsoon – sweep across the southwestern countryside of India, bringing new life and joy to the impoverished, parched land.

A 100% Arabica coffee with a spicy, sweet, and savory flavor. Suitable for all coffee preparations. India Monsooned Malabar is highly recommended, but it’s certainly an unusual coffee!

In the monsooning process, the coffee beans are exposed to monsoon rain and winds for three to four months. As a result, the beans swell and lose their original acidity, producing a flavor profile with a practically neutral pH balance. One of the finest monsooned coffees, Monsooned Malabar AA, is made from high-quality Arabica cherry AA-grade beans.

Supplier Aspinwall & Co. Ltd. is one of the first commercial companies in Malabar – on the coast of South India – founded in 1867 by the legendary English merchant and visionary, John H. Aspinwall.

Country: India
Region: Malabar Coast
Altitude: 1,000–1,200 meters above sea level
Harvest period: October–February
Drying process: monsooned
Aroma: spicy
Flavor: spicy, sweet, savory, with notes of speculaas, caramel, and earth