ELK HILL – BOLD

This coffee comes from Elkhill Estates in Kodagu (Coorg), Karnataka, India, one of India’s most celebrated coffee-growing regions. The Elkhill group of estates was established in 1870 and today spans around 1,600 acres, with coffee cultivated at elevations reaching approximately 3,500 ft above sea level.

Set among the verdant hills of Coorg, the estates are surrounded by a rich, living ecosystem. Coffee is shade-grown beneath native trees such as fig, rosewood and jackfruit, alongside pepper, arecanut, avocado and silver oak. The combination of elevation, rainfall, fertile landscape and natural shade creates an environment well suited to producing distinctive Arabica and Robusta coffees.

Elkhill’s estates include Silpi, Fairlands, Choudicadoo, Banangala and Raigode, each with its own combination of Arabica, Robusta and, in some locations, Liberica. The coffees are cultivated and processed within the estate ecosystem, with Elkhill operating its own curing works for quality control from harvest through preparation.