Gems of Araku

Fairly New and rare to me to find an Indian Speciality Coffee that is delightful as this one.  Very easy to drink and even though is a bit more towards the Citrus range than Gordon would normally go, it still maintains the coffee tastes like coffee taste (Gordon’s Motto). Here are the tasting notes.  Pink grapefruit, lime, nectarine, stonefruit. What you need to know… Flavours – Pink grapefruit, lime, nectarine, stonefruit. Aroma – Pleasant of berries and citrus Body – Full Acidity – Medium The finer details… Coffee was introduced to Araku in the early 1900’s from neighbouring Pamuleru Valley, and in 2007, the Small and Marginal Tribal Farmers Mutually Aided Cooperative Society (SAMTFMACS), a coffee farmer cooperative formed with assistance from The Naandi Foundation , was formed to push the coffee production there even further. It operates across seven mandals in the area – Araku, Hukumpeta, Dumbriguda, Ananthagiri, Paderu, Pedhabaylu and Munchinpet – where the farmers have decentralised small and scattered plots averaging 1-2 acres per family. They are subsistence farmers, balancing cash crops such as pepper, turmeric, and ginger with coffee production. A state-of-the-art Coffee Processing Unit was set up in Araku, fully equipped with the latest machinery such as coffee pulpers. Naandi , in association with Araku Originals Private Limited (AOPL), a connected for-profit social enterprise, is also the first in the country to receive global accreditation as a Speciality Coffee Sold on Naked Roaster Coffee Roasters (https://nakedroaster.com/product/gems-of-araku/). The price shown is the retail price on that storefront on 2026-10-22, not a GreenB2B quote or a wholesale price.