From the journal
Notes from the estate
written on the veranda
Estate · 14 Mar 2026 · 3 min read
Three days of white: the coffee blossom
Once a year, after the first March shower, the whole estate flowers at once. It lasts three days.
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From cherry to cup in eleven steps
What happens to a coffee cherry between the bush and your morning cup, step by step.
Twelve birds you will hear before you see
A field guide by ear to the estate's dawn chorus.
Pandi curry, akki roti and the Kodava kitchen
Our head cook on the dishes she grew up with and the kachampuli that makes them sing.
Getting here: the road from Bengaluru
Five hours, three coffee stops and the last three kilometres of estate road.
What to pack for a monsoon stay
Leech socks, a good book and a slower pace. Our list for June to September.
Letters from the hills