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Wanderoo

Wanderoo

Regular price 600.00 INR
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Recommended Brewing Methods for Wanderoo
coldbrew
frenchpress
channi
chemex
aeropress
pourover
homeespresso
indianfilter
drip
mokapot
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Know Your Coffee

COFFEE Washed Arabica

Kethamma produces a Washed Arabica of the Chandragiri varietal, hand-pulped with care to keep each bean intact — yielding a clean, bright cup with well-balanced acidity.

FLAVOUR NOTES Dark Chocolate, Brown Sugar

BREW Currently enjoying Wanderoo in an AeroPress

RECIPE Set up your AeroPress in the inverted position, add 16g of medium-fine coffee, and pour in 230ml of hot water (92–94°C); stir and steep for 1 minute. Flip carefully onto your cup, and press gently for 30 seconds.

NOTE The 'best brewed with' list suggests methods for the best cup, but isn’t restrictive — this coffee can be ground and brewed however you prefer.

  • BR Hills, Karnataka

  • Moist Deciduous

  • 1100 MSL

  • Washed

  • Chandragiri

  • Medium

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Transparently Traded

ORIGIN BR Hills, Karnataka, India

GROWER Kethamma

ABOUT Kethamma is one of the producers behind our Wanderoo coffee. Her coffee is of such exceptional quality that she won 2nd place in our annual producer competition in 2024.

PRICE PAID IN 2025

Rs 900/kg ~ $10.5/kg for equivalent green coffee

2.3x the Fair Trade minimum price

Our price isn’t driven by speculative markets but reflects quality and the growers' commitment to biodiversity-friendly farming. Our higher price floor ensures a more sustainable income for farmers.

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The namesake

NAME Lion-tailed Macaque

BINOMIAL NAME Macaca silenus

CONSERVATION STATUS Endangered (IUCN)

WHY WANDEROO Wanderoo is an ancient Sinhalese word that means ‘forest-dweller,’ and we are using it to describe the majestic Lion-tailed Macaque. The Wanderoo is an Old World Monkey endemic to the Western Ghats in Southern India. It spends the majority of its life in the upper canopy of trees in rainforests, feeding on fruit and shoots. As a frugivore, it plays a vital role in seed dispersal, helping maintain the forest’s biodiversity and ecological balance. Only 3000-3500 Lion-tailed Macaques live today, making them one of the world’s rarest and most threatened primates. Their range is increasingly isolated due to habitat destruction, including the expansion of coffee plantations. So, we are asking if we can grow a cup of coffee in a way that protects rather than destroys the Wanderoo’s habitat?

Photographs: Radha Rangarajan

FAQs

Have questions? We’ve got answers! Here are some of the questions people have had about Wanderoo. If you have more, check out our FAQs page or feel free to contact us!

How does Wanderoo taste different from your other coffees? -

The Wanderoo is a medium roast coffee that offers a balanced profile with notes of dark chocolate and brown sugar. To be honest, this is one of our most loved coffees-perfect for the everyday brew and versatile across black and milk-based options.

Are all your coffees organic? -

While not all our coffees are certified organic, every kilo we source and roast is grown without chemical pesticides, fertilisers, weedicides, or fungicides. Organic certification can be prohibitively expensive for the smallholder producers we work with, but we ensure our practices align with organic principles.

What is the best way to store this coffee? -

The best way to store your coffee is in an airtight, opaque container kept in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture. For optimal freshness, we recommend transferring the coffee from its biodegradable bag into an airtight canister. We suggest that you avoid storing coffee in a fridge or freezer. Moving beans in and out of the freezer every time you make coffee can introduce moisture to the beans, resulting in potential mold growth and degradation of the coffee.

Do you have light, medium and dark roast options? -

We offer a variety of roast levels, including dark, medium, and light, each highlighting unique flavour profiles. Dark roasts are rich and robust with deep, chocolatey notes, medium roasts balance natural flavours with a smooth body, and light roasts are bright and aromatic, preserving the beans' natural acidity. Whether you prefer bold, balanced or delicate flavours, we've got you covered!

Why are there white flakes when I grind my coffee? -

The light tan flakes you see are coffee chaff, a natural by-product of the roasting process. Chaff is a parchment-like layer from the centre of the coffee bean and is more noticeable in lighter roasts, as darker roasts burn off most of it. When ground, chaff appears as lighter specks mixed with coffee grounds—it’s perfectly safe to brew and won’t affect your coffee or grinder.

Our coffee is in collaboration with people and nature

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