Ratnagiri Estate – Culture Naturals Watermelon

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About the farm

Ratnagiri Estate is an environmentally abundant corner of the majestic South Indian Western Ghats near Bababudangiri, the place where coffee in India originated. Spread over 117 hectares, Ratnagiri has an impressive yield of quality specialty coffee successfully inter-cropped with fine pepper. Ratnagiri literally means Pearl Mountains, and the dense silver oaks that tower over remarkably flavourful shade grown coffee give a silvery hue to the hills illustrating the name. At Ratnagiri, generations of the Patre family have dedicated their lives since 1927, caring for a land that has rewarded their passion and perseverance. With Coffee, Pepper and Nature.

Ratnagiri Estate coffee is a popular purchase by fine flavour seeking palates across the world. The farm follows strict quality standards and has its own water supply from two freshwater streams following strict guidelines of government quality and pollution control boards. With a strong commitment to environmental conservation and sustainability, the coffee from the estate is a fine blend of art and heart!

Direct Trade

Quality Focused

Rainforest Alliance

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Black

Best Brewed With

ChemexEspressoAeropressCold Brew

Chemex

25g

Coffee Dose

388ml

of water

1:15.5

ratio of

Coffee to water.

93°C

Temperature

3:30 min

Brew time

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Espresso

17g

Coffee Dose

38g

of water

1:2.2 ratio of

ratio of

Coffee to water.

93°C

Temperature

27 secs

Brew time

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Aeropress

17g

Coffee Dose

204ml

of water

1:12 ratio of

ratio of

Coffee to water.

93°C

Temperature

2:15 min

Brew time

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Cold Brew

50g

Coffee Dose

275ml

of water

1:5.5

ratio of

Coffee to water.

25°C (room)

Temperature

18 hours

Brew time

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There’s something fascinating about taking a familiar coffee and giving it an entirely new vocabulary. Co-fermentation makes room for exactly that—using carefully managed fermentation not simply to intensify flavour, but to explore expressions that conventional processing rarely brings to the surface.

Ashok Patre’s Watermelon Culture Natural is a wonderfully vivid example. Built around Catuai from Ratnagiri Estate, this is a coffee driven by juiciness: bright, succulent and packed with the kind of ripe-fruit sweetness that feels almost refreshing on the palate. There’s an unmistakable tropical character to the cup, but what makes it compelling is how cleanly that exuberance comes through. Nothing feels heavy or excessively funky.

It’s an adventurous expression of Indian specialty coffee with a distinctly playful personality—sweet, colourful and wonderfully unconventional. Brew it on filter and let its fruit character unfold, or take it somewhere unexpected with espresso. Either way, expect a Catuai that tastes anything but familiar.

Text from Naivo Coffee Company's listing.