All stories begin with a “Once Upon A Time”…

and so does ours, which begins more than a century ago. Before the invention of faster vessels & the Suez canal, it took more than 6 months for the vessels from Europe to reach India around the cape of Good Hope and their return journey was fully depended on the Monsoon winds of the Indian ocean. This sea journey had made a huge impact on the economy of the world & at the same time to the cargo it carries, especially to the precious Indian coffee that the vessel carried in its hold.

The humidity and the monsoon sea winds combined to cause the coffee in hold to transform from the fresh green to a more aged pale yellow and the beans changed in size, texture, and appearance, the changes were more apparent in cup too. The monsoon sea weather worked its magic on beans making them swell and acquire a texture smooth and soft to the touch. The coffee developed an incredibly complex taste profile which, won connoisseurs the world over.