Barrington — India Kalle

Featured the week of July 20, 2026 — rated 9.8/10 by our tasting team.

Get ready, because this week we are dropping an absolute unicorn into your hoppers: the Kalle Natural from the Shankar family estate in Chickmagalur, India. Grown under a remarkably dense poly-culture shade canopy high up in the Western Ghat mountains at an elevation of 3,800 to 4,400 masl, this lot completely rewrites the playbook on South Asian coffee. India is traditionally famous for its washed or monsooned coffees, so getting our hands on a meticulously sun-dried natural of this caliber is a massive treat. The Shankar family’s dedication to biodiversity translates directly into the cherry development, yielding a fruit-forward complexity that rivals some of the most highly sought-after Ethiopian naturals. We are beyond excited for you to experience this paradigm-shifter!

Process: natural • Varietal: natural

Written by the Angels' Cup tasting team.