India

Moving on to Asia, India enters at position eight. India, a country of humble origins, was severely impacted by coffee rust in the 1870s, forcing them to switch many of their coffee estates to tea plants. Indians are frequently mistaken for making tea, but in actuality, coffee has been there since the Mughal Empire's rule in the 1600s; tea didn't appear until the 1800s!

Despite being historically known for producing Arabica coffee, since the turn of the century, 60% of their harvest is now robusta.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka are the states in southern India where coffee is primarily farmed. The majority of the coffee produced in India is exported to Europe, where it is typically brewed into blended drinks. Baba Budan, a man who snuck some coffee beans into India from the Middle East and planted them in Karnataka, brought coffee back to India's shores. The rest is history.

Monsoon Malabar is the best Indian coffee in our opinion. The coffee beans go through a special processing step when they are subjected to monsoon weather. This contributes to the delivery of unmatched depth and character!

Coffee Production: 312 Metric tons (000s) per year