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    Best Indian Coffee UK 2026

    5 coffees · 5 UK roasters · from £18/kg · ranked by value

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    Buying Indian coffee in the UK

    India offers two very different things. Washed Arabicas from the Western Ghats (Chikmagalur, Baba Budangiri, the Shevaroys) are clean, spicy and chocolatey. Monsooned Malabar is the oddity: green beans are exposed to monsoon-season winds for months until they swell and mellow into a heavy, low-acid, almost savoury cup. Indian Robusta is also prized for espresso crema. Choose Malabar for dark, milky drinks; washed Arabica for a cleaner cup.

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    What is Monsooned Malabar coffee?
    A uniquely Indian process: after harvest, beans are spread out and exposed to the humid monsoon winds of the Malabar coast for weeks, swelling and losing acidity. The result is a pale, heavy, mellow, spicy coffee with almost no brightness — a love-it-or-hate-it classic for espresso and milk.

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