CRIMSON SPIRIT

☕ Roast Profile Available:
Light

Important Note

Crimson Spirit is the name of this microlot and represents our collection of exceptional coffees. The word "Spirit" is purely part of the brand identity and does not imply that the coffee has boozy notes. It reflects the bold character, craftsmanship, and unique personality of this limited release.

Crimson Spirit is roasted exceptionally light, with the roast ending at the very beginning of the first crack. This restrained roast profile preserves the remarkable complexity developed during fermentation while allowing the coffee's sweetness, layered fruit character, and syrupy mouthfeel to remain beautifully defined.

Produced exclusively at Kalyancool Estate, this microlot began with carefully handpicked, fully ripe Chandragiri cherries. After pulping, the coffee was processed as a Honey Process, retaining a generous layer of mucilage before entering a sealed anaerobic fermentation environment.

To create this experimental lot, selected black grapes were introduced alongside the coffee, accompanied by a carefully balanced fermentation culture consisting of LALCAFÉ ORO, LALCAFÉ INTENSO, and LALCAFÉ CIMA yeasts. A small quantity of housemade grape wine was incorporated into the fermentation environment to further enrich microbial activity and complexity. The coffee then underwent a meticulously monitored 96-hour anaerobic co-fermentation, allowing the interaction between the coffee's natural sugars, grape sugars, and selected yeasts to produce an exceptionally layered and expressive cup.

Following fermentation, the coffee was slowly dried on raised beds under carefully monitored conditions until reaching the ideal moisture content. After resting, the coffee was hulled, gravity sorted, and meticulously hand sorted, ensuring that only the finest beans became part of this limited estate release.

The cup is rich, syrupy, and remarkably expressive. Layers of grape wine lead the profile, followed by the concentrated sweetness of black raisins and blackberry. A luxurious date syrup character adds depth and body, while a lingering cotton candy sweetness brings a surprisingly elegant finish that continues to evolve as the coffee cools.

📍 Kalyancool Estate – Chikmagalur
🌿 Varietal: Chandragiri | Elevation: 1,300 MASL
🔒 Process: Honey Process | 96-Hour Anaerobic Grape Co-Fermentation | LALCAFÉ ORO • INTENSO • CIMA Yeasts | Hand Sorted

Tasting Notes:
🍷 Grape Wine
🍇 Black Raisins / Blackberry
🍯 Date Syrup
🍬 Cotton Candy

Crimson Spirit is one of our most experimental estate releases, created to explore how controlled co-fermentation can elevate sweetness, texture, and fruit complexity while preserving balance. The result is a deeply layered, wine-inspired honey process that rewards slow sipping and continues to reveal new dimensions from the first cup to the last.

☕ Resting Period: Minimum 10 Days