Monsoon Medley®

This is a truly one-of-a-kind coffee that's quite unlike coffee from any other producing country. The coffee's bean size, color, roast, and cup characteristics are the result of the unique post-harvest processing it undergoes in India, where it is exposed to monsoon winds in an open-walled warehouse for 12 to 16 weeks. During the processing, the coffee loses nearly all of its acidity, making it the lowest-acid coffee in the world. To produce Monsoon Medley®, we roast Monsooned Malabar-AA Super Grade green coffees.

When brewed at full strength, Monsoon Medley® makes an excellent straight varietal coffee. Its cup characteristics include very low acidity, extremely high body, and a pleasant earthy taste. Many of our customers use it as their house coffee, while others offer it as a daily low-acid alternative to a standard house coffee. It is especially palatable to people with sensitive stomachs.

Monsoon Medley® is also an excellent blender, as it reduces the acidity and increases the body of certain Central American and African coffees. The pleasant, earthy flavor profile of Monsoon Medley® is so muted that it doesn't conflict with the strong character of its companion coffees. A select group of coffee professionals also appreciate the coffee for its ability to preserve its flavor even as it cools.

One of Monsoon Medley®'s best uses is as a base in an Italian-style espresso blend because of its low acidity, ample body, and crema-producing qualities.

Monsoon Medley® is also excellent for iced coffee beverages. It complements ice cubes when brewed at double strength and crushed ice when brewed at triple strength. The low acidity helps preserve the coffee's flavor characteristics even at low temperatures.

Monsoon Medley® is roasted to order and shipped the same day of roasting. Our roasted coffee is typically packaged in 5-pound, one-way valve bags. To ensure freshness, we always stamp the roast date on the bag. Freshness is extremely important, so we recommend that you purchase only a week's supply at a time. The minimum order for each coffee is 10 pounds. In return for this modest minimum, we ask that payment accompany your order. You may also charge your purchase to MasterCard, Visa, or American Express.

As an exception, individual coffee connoisseurs (not businesses) may order as little as 5 pounds of Monsoon Medley® in single 5-pound, one-way valve bags.