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In the past decennary successful India, java has grown from being conscionable a beverage, to an full manner and passionateness for many. The paraphernalia, the sourcing of the beans, the grinding techniques — are each taken precise seriously. “India’s java industry is astatine a defining moment,” says Hamsini Appadurai the president of SCAI (Speciality Coffee Association of India) who are organising the upcoming India International Coffee Festival successful Bengaluru with the thought of bringing unneurotic the community. The event, which started connected February 12 volition spell connected till February 14, volition person tastings, workshops, demos, barista and latte creation championships and masterclasses. The festival is supported by Coffee Board of India and Nescafe, Nestlé India.
A barista astatine work
Panel discussions and workshops are the main gully of the festival. Topics specified arsenic sustainability, agriculture, and alternate dairy volition beryllium touched upon. “The thought is simple: to link however java is grown, processed, brewed, and yet enjoyed,” says Hamsini.
India produces exceptional coffee, yet overmuch of its communicative has traditionally remained fragmented, says Hamsini. “The festival brings farmers, roasters, exporters, baristas, brands, and consumers unneurotic to physique understanding, trust, and accidental crossed the worth chain.“
At its core, Hamsini says, IICF is astir moving Indian java from being seen lone arsenic a commodity to being appreciated arsenic a merchandise of skill, origin, and culture. “It creates a level for learning, concern exchange, and celebration, portion helping Indian java talk with a much confident, unified planetary voice.”
Taste tests
The highlights of the festival this twelvemonth see an innovation hub, that volition showcase applicable solutions crossed farming, processing, and café operations. There is simply a latte creation title by Kaapi Machines. Sumit Choudhary from Kaapi Solutions (suppliers of imported java machines successful India) volition big an espresso brewing masterclass.
“This league is designed to demystify espresso and marque it approachable. Guests tin expect a afloat hands-on acquisition wherever we interruption down espresso brewing measurement by step, from look gathering and sensation calibration to knowing extraction variables and beverage workflow.”
Through guided tasting and unrecorded troubleshooting, Sumit says, the absorption is connected helping participants recognise what is happening successful the cupful and why. “Whether you are a barista, café owner, oregon superior location brewer, the extremity is to permission with clarity, confidence, and applicable skills you tin use immediately,” helium explains.
Coffee beans | Photo Credit: Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP
Akshay Dashrath from the South India Coffee Company, java producers from Coorg, hosts a tasting workshop. “At our Alternative Species Tasting Workshop, participants volition research coffees acold beyond the acquainted satellite of arabica and robusta. Through guided cupping, guests volition sensation uncommon taxon and cultivars, including Eugenioides, Racemosa, Excelsa, Liberica (Sarawak), and Laurina, portion learning to place cardinal sensory notes similar aroma, sweetness, acidity, and body. Expect astonishing flavour profiles ranging from tea-like and floral to fruit-forward, spicy, and profoundly complex.”
Visitors tin besides acquisition the festival done a curated java trail. It volition instrumentality you done experiential zones specified arsenic the roasters’ village, growers’ colony and the brew bar. Additionally, determination are besides taste events specified arsenic a stand-up drama gig by Sonu Venugopal, and a philharmonic show by Shankar Iyer.
₹499 upwards. February 12-14. At Chamara Vajra, Jayamahal, Bengaluru. For the afloat docket caput to indiacoffeefestival.com
