India — Ashok Patre Ratnagiri Estate SLN9 "RT-YC" (Culture Naturals)

Tastes Like — 🌸 Jasmine • 🥮 White Mooncake • 🌸 Grapefruit Flower

DETAILS

• Producer: Ashok Patre
• Farm: Ratnagiri Estate
• Region: Athigiri, Karnataka, India
• Varietal: SLN9
• Process: Culture Naturals
• Elevation: 1,340 masl
• Crop Year: 2026
• Drying Technology: Dark Room
• Sourcing: Direct Trade
• Price Paid: $23.75 USD/kg

INTRO
Ratnagiri SLN9 RT-YC shows how a local variety can exceed expectations when guided by clear vision and scientific precision, reflecting the beauty of its growing region and the rigorous quality philosophy at Ratnagiri Estate. In the cup: jasmine, white mooncake, and grapefruit flower.

THE PRODUCER
Ratnagiri Estate delves deeply into the science of soil systems, rooted in lesser-known native coffee varietals, pioneering technical advancements and harnessing natural fermentation to precisely develop each bean's unique flavour identity, vividly capturing the unadulterated value of terroir.

THE PROCESS
This lot is a Culture Naturals, dried in a dark room — cherries dry whole under carefully controlled conditions, drawing on natural fermentation culture to precisely shape the flavour identity while preserving terroir clarity.

The dark-room Culture Naturals drying is the defining step — it's what builds the delicate jasmine and grapefruit flower aromatics behind this cup, with a white mooncake-like sweetness rounding things out.

THE CUP
Delicate and aromatic — jasmine florality leads, with a white mooncake sweetness through the middle and a grapefruit flower finish.

Flavour Notes
🌸 Jasmine 🥮 White Mooncake 🌸 Grapefruit Flower