India: A Source of Unique Specialty Coffees

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India is a country known in North American circles mostly for its quality teas, such as Darjeeling and Assam. However, India is the sixth largest producer of coffee in the world, and has grown coffee in commercial quantities for well over 160 years. Much of India's coffee is shipped to Europe, Japan, and the Middle East, where Indian coffees have always commanded a premium price. Very little of India's production has traditionally made it to the U.S. until recently.