Robusta Washed
Grade Kaapi Royale AA, Screen 18
This washed Robusta comes from multiple farmers in Karnataka, India, bringing their harvests together in one regional lot. Offered as Kaapi Royale AA, Screen 18, it combines a recognized Indian coffee preparation with a specified large-bean size. The focus here is on the growers’ collective production and the preparation of the coffee they bring to market.
Brown sugar, chocolate, and cashew are joined by malt and cereal notes, with touches of tobacco and leather adding a savoury side. A velvety mouthfeel rounds out the cup, bringing a soft texture to these deeper flavours.
Available in a 60kg bag with Grainpro protection to ensure freshness, this green coffee is for roasters looking to explore Indian washed Robusta with a defined size grade.
Direct trade green coffee imported by JA coffee through long-term relationships at origin, for specialty coffee roasters.
What is so special about this coffee?
Kaapi Royale refers to a preparation standard, rather than a coffee variety. The Coffee Board of India identifies it as a specialty washed Robusta, with standards covering bean size, sorting, and physical defects.
The washed process involves removing the fruit and mucilage before drying the beans in parchment. There are several stages of work between the harvested cherry and the finished green coffee pulping, washing, drying, milling, and sorting.
The Growers Behind Bengaluru’s Coffee
In Bengaluru each harvest begins with work on an individual farm: caring for the plants, following the crop’s development, and making decisions as the season progresses. Those separate contributions become part of the coffee offered under one regional name.
The growers’ work also sits within a broader Indian coffee community. The Coffee Board’s extension services provide growers and farm workers with training and guidance on cultivation and post-harvest practices.
The Land Behind Bengaluru’s Coffee
Bengaluru, Karnataka sits within the 500 - 1,000 masl range the Coffee Board of India identifies as suitable for Robusta cultivation. Elevation is one part of the growing conditions; rainfall, temperature, soil, and farm management also contribute to how the crop develops.
India’s experience with washed Robusta gives this coffee another useful context. Kaapi Royale is a recognised preparation with standards for bean selection and sorting. For roasters, the interest lies in that combination: Robusta from a defined regional origin, prepared with attention to the physical quality of the green coffee.
These beans in details
Bean type
Whole Beans
Grade
Kaapi Royale AA, Screen 18
Process
Washed
Cup score
80.0
Cupping notes
Brown sugar, chocolate, and cashew lead the cup, with malt, barley, and wheat adding a cereal character. Notes of rice and hay bring an earthy layer, while tobacco and leather add savoury detail alongside the sweetness.
Body
Medium-Full
Aftertaste
Sweet and Chocolate
Acidity
Mild
Balance
Balanced
Best for
Espresso and Blends
Recommended Roast
Medium and Medium-Dark
Producer
Indian Coops // Multiple Farmers
Origin
India
Region
Bengaluru, Karnataka
Surrounding vegetation
Native Trees
Elevation
881
Varietal
Robusta
Product Type
Green Coffee Beans - Wholesale
