i. About
Halli berri Coffee
Halli Berri is a Single origin made in India super speciality trading unit shade grown under the canopy of Jungle trees, earth friendly biodiverse bean. In an effort to conserve the regions natural habitat Halli Berri has a strong conservation focus (a UNESCO biodiversity hotspot) to increase the awareness and support towards ‘conscious coffee’ and ‘responsible caffeinating’. Drinking boutique artisanal single estate coffee, one that is rainforest alliance and UTZ certified helps promote ‘conscious living’ in a quest to preserve our indigenous forests.
Today we source bean from our home grown family plantations. The vision is to onboard more women run plantations and bring awareness and fair price to the premium produce sold and create responsible trading systems.
ii. Producer Information
Meet The Producers
Halli Berri has over time been able to carve a niche for itself in the artisanal gourmet speciality coffees segment In India. We are still the only family owned, all women concern in the country and we are proud of being able to serve an informed coffee lover, quality bean that is conscious and responsible in its produce.
Producer: Kariappa Family
Location: Bababudan Giri, Chickmagalur India
Elevation: 1200 masl / 3200 ft
Nalima Kariappa
Maanavi Kariappa
Anusha Kariappa
Tejini Kariappa
iii. OUR PLANTATIONS
Kambihalli Estate
Our great grandfather bought Kambi – Halli (Iron – Village) estate. Kambihallli estates was passed on to my father C.P Manu Kariappa and with his early passing it was left to his wife and daughters Nalima, Maanavi, Anusha and Tejini Kariappa. The family has grown sustainable, shade grown, handpicked and sun-dried, specialty coffee in the Bababudan Giris (western ghats of India) since 1948 and today it is an all women concern.
Thekamakki Estate
An ancestral estate that once belonged to our forefathers and was once the ‘Ainmane’ for the Chendanda Family; this plantation is a ninth generation owned coffee estate, situated in Chembebelur, Coorg known as The Scotland of India. This is where the Kariappa ladies primarily grow their robusta cherry that is absorbed by Halli Berri Coffee.
iv. VARIETALS
Our Heirloom VARIETALS
Our heirloom varietals have been certified by some of the best Q graders, coffee connoisseurs and enthusiasts alike. In the past we have proudly scored between 84 to 86 on the grade scale. Our mission is to produce quality coffee and create a niche for Indian speciality coffee in the international coffee market.
- Chandragiri
- Hemavathi
- HDT x Catuai
- c x r Robusta
- Obata
- 795
v. Process
specialty coffee process
With the urge to create new processes, fermentation techniques and experiments, we are always open to new ideas, associations and collaborations. Our Halli Berri coffee team is divided into retail, wholesale, and exports and we are all ears to hear from all you coffee lovers.
- Naturals
- Washed
- Honey
vi. Roasting
gourmet speciality coffee
The main goal is to create super-specialty coffee varietals through a process of experiments, innovation, and new techniques of microlots and nanolots. We strive to create a responsible and conscious crop to showcase the best of our plantation’s produce.
The classic house blend of varietals is roasted in small batches for greater complexity resulting in an elegant cup of Halli Berri coffee for caffeine drinkers at home with a natural honey-dew flavor that lingers on your palette.
Light
medium
dark
We are a speciality coffee company that focusses on
Retail of our homegrown roasted varietals
Wholesale of our speciality green & roasted beans
customised green & roasted bean blends for cafes
vii. Brand Information
What sets us apart
At Halli Berri we are certain that creating responsible trading systems one that allows for a rich natural habitat to co-exist with coffee production is one that will be eternally successful. For us we believe that our brand needs to add value to our society and create impactful change and the way to achieve this is my respecting our lands.
We deeply care about biodiversity and the need to save our hotspot region, which is why we have the following certifications.
- Rain forest alliance certified
- UTZ certified
- Wild life friendly
We comply with all social economic and environmental standards necessary.
Women run our plantations and our company and thats just how we roll!
Our goal is to provide economic stability and local employment to our women folk who work the fields and handpick the ripest cherries to bring to you specialty coffees by Halli Berri.
Creating opportunity, promoting inclusion and diversity, we at Halli Berri believe everyone from Sumithra, Girija, Bhagyama, Rajeshwari and their children all who have received schooling, college and more from Halli Berri to want better for themselves within the ecosystem we have built or outside.
Our premium biodiverse coffee is a great choice for specialty cafes looking to source bean directly from origin, one rich in quality and most importantly #conscious coffee
To request for samples or to enquire more about Export, Wholesale, Coffee shop bean procurement, Cafe menu development, Consultation on branding and presentation of coffee beverages, Customisation for cafe shop in shop, Training and Manuel delivery to staff, please do email us at info@halliberri.com
