ARAKU

About This Coffee

An organic filter coffee from the Araku Valley, India, grown in agroforestry systems by smallholder farmers. The blend features varieties S5, S9, and S795 — Indian breeding selections known for their robustness, disease resistance, and sensory clarity. Processed as a controlled natural/dry method with slow drying to preserve structural clarity. Flavor profile features dark chocolate, cocoa, dried date, and fine vanilla, with low to moderate soft acidity, a round and slightly creamy texture, medium-full body, and a warm, lasting sweetness with subtle spice in the finish.

Origin

Araku Valley (Musiri) (India)

Flavor Notes

Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Vanilla, Dried Date

Roast Level

Medium Light

Processing

Natural

Typology

Arabica

S795, S9, S-5

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elbgold

elbgold is Hamburg's pioneering specialty coffee roastery, founded in 2004 by Annika Taschinski and Thomas Kliefoth — a couple whose love for coffee literally started with a birthday espresso maker. Today they run six beautifully designed cafés across Hamburg, a dedicated roastery in the Schanzenviertel processing around 110 tonnes of green coffee annually on a Probat G45, and a separate import business called PLOT Coffee. Direct trade is at the core of everything they do — most of their farmer partnerships span over a decade, and pricing is based on quality rather than volatile market rates. Their in-house patisserie, run by award-winning pastry chefs, rounds out an experience that has helped define Hamburg's third-wave coffee culture from day one.

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