The Journal
Notes from Arehalli village in the Western Ghats: how the coffee grows, how it is processed, and how to brew it at home.
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Wish You Were Here: Inside the Āne Print Club
A postcard, an elephant and a note in handwriting. What the Āne Print Club is, why we send paper, and how Friends of Āne works.
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Coffee Flowers at Dawn, Rice at Dusk
Two photographs from one day in Arehalli: coffee flowers at 5:42 in the morning, a plate of red rice at 8:42 at night. The same land feeds us both.
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What Single Origin Actually Means, and Why It Matters for Indian Coffee
Single origin is more than a word on a bag. What it really means, how it differs from a blend, and why it matters for Indian coffee.
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How to Make South Indian Filter Coffee at Home
How we make South Indian filter coffee at home: the powder, the steel filter, the slow decoction, the milk and the tumbler froth.
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Chicory in Coffee: Why South India Swears by 80:20
What chicory is, what it does to coffee, and why eighty parts coffee to twenty parts chicory became the South Indian filter coffee.
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Sun-Dried: How Our Coffee Is Processed in Arehalli
Our Arabica is sun-dried, the natural way. What that means, why it takes weeks, and how it brings the sweetness to your cup.
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Growing Coffee in Arehalli: Notes from the Western Ghats
What it takes to grow coffee at 1,055 metres in Arehalli: shade trees, pepper vines, the monsoon, and a village of small farms in the Western Ghats.
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Āne Means Elephant: Why We Named a Coffee After One
Āne (ಆನೆ) is Kannada for elephant. The story behind our name, and the elephant paths that run through the coffee farms of Arehalli.
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