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India Elk Hill

Label Roasted Greens Origin
Medium
medium
Aroma Perfume of tellurian ritual
Taste Mellow with pepper and cedar
Body Sweet pressed microleather
Aftertaste Slight turpene haze
Shade Grown Icon Shade Grown
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When Elk Hill Estate began planting coffee trees in 1854, farmers left the native forest standing to provide shade for the coffee. Today, the old-growth silver oak and rosewood trees create a habitat for the wild elephants that wander through the plantation from time to time. In the cup, Elk Hill is woody, with lingering notes of the cardamom and vanilla that farmers plant between the coffee trees.

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The Elk Hill Estate

Founded in 1854, Elk Hill is a gem among Indian coffee estates.

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Elk Hill Estate uses sustainable practices to produce complex, rewarding brews.

Origin Facts

Sustainability
Fair Labor Practices Meets Utz standards for labor rights; employees are paid fair salaries; employees have access to free housing, childcare and medical care at the hospital on premises
Habitat Preservation Shade grown; meets Utz standards for environmental care and sustainable agriculture; supports variety of birds; provides habitat for wild elephants; sustains natural forest growth
Water Conservation Farmers use harvest water from monsoons for use during dry months

Seed to Cup
Farm Name Elk Hill Estate
Farmer Thogarthantal

Terroir
Farm Type Medium-sized estate
Farm Size 2470 acres
Growing Area 988 acres
Altitude 3,300 – 3,400 feet
Soil Type Laterite
Shade Type Full shade, under thick natural forest cover of rosewood, white cedar, silver oak, antheria, and betel nut
Intercropping Cardamom, vanilla

Location
City Near Siddapur
State Karnataka
Region Chickmagalur, Western Ghats
Country India
Regional Production 2 million tons/year; 65% of all Indian coffee
National Production 300,000 tons per year
Production Rank India ranks 21st in world coffee production

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