Tasting Notes: Graham cracker, Honey, Baking spices
Country: India | Region: Chickmagalur | Importer: Halli Berri | Producer: Kariappa family | Processing: Washed | Altitude: 1,200 MASL | Varietal: Chandragiri & Catuai | Mill/Washing Station: On the farms
Our average cupping score: 85
About the Producers
Driftaway Founders Anu and Suyog were lucky enough to visit Halli Berri in 2024 and see the amazing work behind this incredible coffee! This estate is run by four inspiring women of the Kariappa family: mother Nalima and sisters Maanavi, Anusha and Tejini. Kambihalli Estate was passed on to their father C.P. Manu Kariappa, and with his early passing it was left to his wife and daughters. The family has grown sustainable, shade grown, handpicked and sun-dried specialty coffee in the Bababudan Giris (Western Ghats mountain range of India) since 1948, and today they've grouped their 100% women run coffee projects under the umbrella Halli Berri.
What makes this coffee stand out
Halli Berri is 100% women-run which is really incredible. Women make up 70% of the coffee production workforce yet rarely receive the same resources that male coffee producers do β such as access to land, capital, and education to run their businesses. It is our goal at Driftaway to source from at least 50% women farmers, such as the four women that operate Halli Berri.
Pour over recipe:
Ratio: 18g coffee, 320g water | Grind: Medium | Water: 198F
0:00 80 g (bloom) 0:30 200 g 1:00 320 g 3:30 Target brew time
β¨ We are a BIPOC woman-led small-batch coffee roastery based in Brooklyn, sourcing coffee from smallholder farmers around the world.
βοΈ We are working to build an equitable value chain by prioritizing women & minority producers, and want to make coffee accessible and fun for all.
