Table of coffee origins - Asia
Country/Region | Denomination | Notes |
Yemen | ||
Yemen (general) | Deep, earthy, complex and pungent | |
Mocha | Poor and irregular roast, in the cup they have a unique acid character, heavy body. In flavour, smooth and delicious | |
Mattari | The most acidy, most complex, most fragrantly powerful of Yemen origins | |
Sharki | A superior Mocha, with a rich full body | |
Hirazi | As acidy and fruity as Mattari, but a bit lighter in the cup | |
Ismaili | Excellent but a bit gentler and less powerful than Mattari | |
Sanani | A blend of coffee from the Sana’a region. More balanced, less acid than the other origins | |
Raymah | ||
Mahweet | ||
Sa’dah | ||
Hajjah | ||
India | ||
India (general) | In the cup Indian coffee has a distinctive flavour and deep colour. Often creamy, heavy and low in acidity, rarely complex | |
Kerala | Malabar | Handsome roast, peculiar rich flavour |
Nilgiri | Nilgiris | Slightly acidic |
Cochin | Cochin | |
Selection 9 | An hybrid between Tafarikela from Ethiopia and Timor coffee | |
Tamil Nadu | ||
Pulney | ||
Shevaroy | ||
Karnataka | ||
Chikmagalur | Bababudangiri | |
Coorg | ||
Manjarabad | ||
Travancore | ||
Wayanad | ||
Andhra Pradesh | ||
Sri Lanka | ||
Sri Lanka (general) | The hill-grown washed are unique in appearance and flavour |
Source: All About Coffee, The World Atlas of Coffee plus our own researches.