Coffee
Coffea arabica
Single origin · Field note 001
From one place,
completely known.
Coffee and tea from the forested mountains of the Western Ghats.
Fig. 01 / Kuduremukh at dawn
Kuduremukh mountain, prominent on the horizon at dawn, seen from a neighbouring peak.
Enter the landscape
13°08′N · 75°16′E
01 / The origin
Where cultivation
and biodiversity
belong together.
Kotekaan
/koː.ʈeː.kaːn/
fort · forest / Kannada
Recorded as “Kote Kan,” an old name for Kudure Mukha, by L. B. Bowring in Eastern Experiences (1871), p. 151 ↗
From this landscape, Kotekaan will introduce coffee, tea and other produce in small, distinct batches. Each record will identify the place of origin, harvest season, elevation, process and other conditions that shaped it—so flavour can be understood as the outcome of a particular place and time.
- Region
- Western Ghats
- Climate
- Monsoon highland
- Canopy
- Mixed shade
02 / The ecology
Nothing
grows alone.
Around every cultivated plant is a layered community of shade trees, grasses, mosses, lichens, herbs and spices. Together, they shape the light, moisture, soil and rhythms of the plantation.
03 / In progress
The first
two studies.
Our first coffee and tea are moving through harvest, sorting, processing and evaluation. We will document each stage as the lots take shape.
In development
Tea
Camellia sinensis
04 / The record
Traceability is
our core principle.
- 01
Single origin
Every batch comes from one identified place rather than an anonymous blend of geographies.
- 02
Single season
Each batch remains connected to the harvest and conditions that shaped it.
- 03
Complete record
Origin, elevation, harvest, process and batch details remain attached from source to cup.
Notes from the hills
Follow the
first harvest.
Occasional dispatches on origins, harvests and the making of Kotekaan.