Thipperary Estate – Certified Organic, Washed

Estate: Thipperary Estate
Region: Shevaroy Hills, Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
Altitude: 1400 MASL
Varietal: S795
Process: Certified Organic, Washed, AA screen size
Roast style: Traditional, Medium, Omniroast

Tasting Notes – Dark chocolate, Milk-cake (Indian Sweet/ Mithai) , Lemon tart

We are notoriously obsessive about keeping our cafe menu as clean and organic as possible, and for a long time, we’ve been hunting for a certified organic coffee to perfectly match that ethos. The problem? Finding a genuinely organic, high-elevation lot that actually blows your mind on the cupping table is incredibly difficult. We usually spend months chasing down these kinds of coffees, but in a funny twist of fate, this one literally walked through our front doors. It all started when Mr. Satyendran, the man behind Thipperary Estate, dropped into the roastery for a visit. We brewed some coffee, got to talking, and that conversation led to him sending over a few samples. The moment this AA-graded S795 lot hit our cupping table, the hunt was over. It was an immediate, unanimous "yes."

Perched up at 1,400 meters in the beautiful Shevaroy Hills of Yercaud, Thipperary is a stunning, century-old estate currently run by the Nachiappan family. It has some wild history attached to it—the property’s main colonial bungalow was actually built back in 1900 by relatives of Charles Dickens! But beyond the trivia, it’s their uncompromising dedication to sustainable, chemical-free farming that commands our absolute respect. Pulling off coffee of this caliber without relying on synthetic fertilizers takes immense patience and a deep understanding of the land. The industry is clearly paying attention, too: they just bagged a Top 5 nomination for Washed Arabica at the 2026 Fine Cup finals. One sip makes it obvious why—there are no wild, boozy ferments masking the bean here, just pristine, careful processing that lets the Shevaroy terroir do all the heavy lifting.

While you all know we generally lean hard into light, transparent profiles, this specific coffee basically demanded a different approach. We pushed this one into a solid medium roast to fully develop a massive, decadent chocolate backbone and a deeply nostalgic, sweet "mithai" like sweetness. To keep it from feeling heavy or flat, we roasted it just fast enough to preserve a beautiful lemon acidity that keeps the whole cup sparkling and lively.

This is the ultimate comforting, heavy-bodied daily driver. Plunge it in a French press or pour it over a V60 for a perfectly balanced, sweet morning cup. If you’re pulling shots, you’re in for a real treat. As an espresso, it is thick and syrupy, slicing through milk to give you major chocolate-caramel dessert vibes. Plus, choosing a certified organic coffee as your everyday brew is just a genuinely simple, beautiful way to be a little kinder to your body every single morning. You just can’t go wrong with this one.