Chikmagalur

India · GI 2007 (Government of India) — Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee

Boundary

Administrative proxy

Approximated by the Chikkamagaluru district boundary (GADM v4.1, India level 2). India's oldest coffee-growing district, on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats — the birthplace of Indian coffee at Baba Budan Giri.

At a glance

Elevation: 900–1500 m
Harvest: Nov–Mar
Varieties: S795, Cauvery, Chandragiri, SL9
Processes: washed, natural
Designation: GI 2007 (Government of India) — Chikmagalur Arabica Coffee

Cup profile

Medium body, chocolate, mild acidity, hints of spice — often shade-grown under native canopy. Source: Coffee Board of India regional profile.

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