For Espresso Use Only
| Coffee Roast: |
Medium-Dark |
| Body: |
Heavy |
| Characteristics: |
Nutty, Spicy |
| Extract at: |
202 degrees |
Accolades
Background Info
Our S.O. India Sitara espresso is unique in that it is single origin and 100% robusta. Containing twice the caffeine as Arabica coffees, this robusta coffee has a delightful nose of vanilla, honey, maple syrup, and nuts. In the cup, it is full-bodied with a pleasing, rounded acidity and long, heavy finish. Because of this, S.O. India performs extremely well in milk beverages.
We think Sitara, which just so happens to mean “bright star,” certainly shines above all other robustas, even the best Kaapi Royale robustas.
In the Karnataka State of India, from the Sethuraman Estate, our S.O. India Sitara is grown at an elevation of 2,500 feet in the mineral rich soils of the Bhadra river belt. The Sethuraman Estate was started in the 1950’s with the goal of producing the world’s finest Robusta coffees, and because of this, the coffees grown here are quite unlike any other in the world. The preparation and attention to detail in the coffee processing rivals the best Arabica processing. Sethuraman’s coffees are 100% shade-grown under arecanut and coconut trees wrapped in pepper vines. The coffees are hand-harvested and sorted. The beans are then pulped, naturally fermented, double-washed, and then patio-dried. The result of this effort is the Sitara Parchment Robusta, the Ne Plus Ultra of Robusta coffees.
