Hot Off the Press: An estate walk and coffee tasting in Coorg

This estate in Kodagu (Coorg) has been with the family for over 4 generations. It was initially founded by a Scotsman in 1890 and some Arabica plants on this estate are over 156 years old! Spread across 146 acres with a range of topography and growing conditions, most of it being shade-covered - which gives rise to a sweeter, better coffee. The estate experience begins with a chat and a coffee at the bungalow followed by a guided walk through the estate and conversations about coffee, cultivation and coffee processing where you learn about the farm, Coorg and Coorg culture. You can opt for the Estate Walk + Coffee tasting where the trail ends with a round of coffee appreciation, tasting and coffee flavour wheels on a table located within the estate, surrounded by coffee plants, pepper vines, orange trees, jackfruit trees and a lot more. You can also add a traditional Kodava meal to the experience which will include a 3-course lunch (or dinner) cooked by the owner, using recipes handed over across generations. Each Kodava family has some very unique (and closely guarded) accents to traditional Coorg cuisine, and a meal like this is not something you can experience at any commercial restaurant. The setting for this meal is under a canopy of trees in a thickly wooded part of the coffee farm. This is truly an experience unlike any other.