PRODUCTS WE LOVE | BEVERAGES
Origin: BR Hills, Karnataka
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Why we love it: Deep cocoa notes, gentle bitterness, and enough body to hold milk beautifully — sturdy, grounding, and reliable
How we use it: Brew strong in a moka pot or South Indian filter; add milk, or steep overnight for an easy cold brew
Meet the Producer: Black Baza works with smallholder growers, sourcing shade-grown beans that protect forests and wildlife corridors. Their approach centres biodiversity, fair pricing, and long-term relationships, with small-batch roasting for freshness and traceability. Read more about the producer here.
As unseasonal rains and rising temperatures reshape India’s coffee landscapes, smallholder growers working with Black Baza—a coffee enterprise—show how preserving biodiversity is the most apt climate mitigation strategy.
Attempting to bridge the growing gaps between producers and consumers of coffee, Grounds For Change addresses matters of traceability, fairness, and taste. Yashvi Shah offers a glimpse into the daily realities of coffee growers M Kethegowda and M Sannarangegowda, who were central to the project’s vision.
While Black Baza is deeply focused on conserving biodiversity, what defines the brand is its wisdom to recognise farmers as the axis of the coffee business.
Sun-dried coffee cherries that taste nothing like coffee! This byproduct of coffee processing contains only about a quarter of the of coffee, and is rich with antioxidants. It can be brewed as loose leaf tea, steeped in hot water or as a cold brew.
Sun-dried coffee cherries that taste nothing like coffee! This byproduct of coffee processing contains only about a quarter of the of coffee, and is rich with antioxidants. It can be brewed as loose leaf tea, steeped in hot water or as a cold brew.
Sun-dried coffee cherries that taste nothing like coffee! This byproduct of coffee processing contains only about a quarter of the of coffee, and is rich with antioxidants. It can be brewed as loose leaf tea, steeped in hot water or as a cold brew.
Sun-dried coffee cherries that taste nothing like coffee! This byproduct of coffee processing contains only about a quarter of the of coffee, and is rich with antioxidants. It can be brewed as loose leaf tea, steeped in hot water or as a cold brew.
“Super comforting and dependable — this is the coffee you want to wake up to every day.” — ChefTZac, TL team
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