S.O. Espresso™ - India CxR is a 100% Robusta coffee. It is super sweet with notes of lime, mango, marigolds, nutmeg, cardamon, peanuts, cinnamon, and a strong vanilla flavor. Like all coffees that are given care and attention throughout the growing and processing stages, this coffee is quite clean.

Accolades

"Honey-sweet aroma with notes of aromatic wood, dark chocolate, raisin. In the small cup full mouthfeel and a deeper rendition of dark chocolate and raisin; hints of floral and citrus brightness. Long, resonant, flavor-saturated finish. Unusually complex in two parts milk, with notes ranging from milk chocolate to dry walnut."

91 points on CoffeeReview.com, April 2010

90 points on CoffeeReview.com, April 2009

Background Info

When we first introduced a 100% Robusta espresso from India in 2006, we didn’t know what kind of reception it would receive. Robusta coffees, which are from a different species than Arabica, were considered inferior in quality. We were making a bold and daring, in-the-face statement to the coffee world, but thanks to the work of the Sethuraman Estate, we were able to easily prove the general consensus wrong. Good Robusta coffee can be achieved, and once again, the Sethuraman Estate has outdone itself. We now have in our hands the best Robusta coffee available par none. This is a special sun-dried Robusta with a production of only 1,500 lbs.

Nature vs. Nurture

There is no doubt that many Robusta coffees are in fact inferior than Arabica coffees, but what happens when you start treating Robusta with respect and actually give it as much care in growing as you would the best Arabicas? CxR is what happens.

Whole Bean Only