Mossto fermentation, a technique adapted from winemaking, uses the fermentation liquor (mossto) from a previous coffee fermentation to initiate fermentation in a fresh batch.
With peaberry coffee, where a single seed develops within the cherry rather than two flat-sided seeds, the physical structure and composition of the coffee can influence how fermentation compounds interact with and are retained by the bean.
When carefully controlled, the combination of a carried-forward fermentation culture and peaberry can produce a distinctive cup profile, with clarity, sweetness and layered acidity.
A Mossto Washed Arabica Peaberry with real vibrancy. Floral aromatics lead into a juicy, citrusy sip bright lime zest cutting through a base of sugarcane sweetness. The body is heavy and coating, balanced by a lively acidity that keeps the cup lifted. A delicate, tea-like finish arrives quick and clean.
Flavour: Floral · Lime Zest · Sugarcane
Mouthfeel: Heavy body, bright acidity
Kerehaklu Estate is a sustainable, biodiversity-friendly farm in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India. Run by the Thipaiah family since 1953, Kerehaklu is now overseen by Pranoy Thipaiah the fifth generation to do so alongside his father Ajoy, whose 35 years of agronomic experience has shaped the farm’s philosophy. Spanning 97 hectares, specialty coffee grows within dense old-growth jungle rather than cleared plantation land, intercropped with pepper, avocado, citrus, and mulberry, alongside tall Liberica trees scattered through the hedgerows.
The farm went fully chemical-free in late 2016, and has since seen a gradual return of birds and small mammals migrating in from the neighbouring Bhadra State forest.
Pranoy, a biology graduate, has spent the last five seasons experimenting meticulously with native-microbe fermentation every lot at Kerehaklu is processed this way, with careful notes kept season over season. He’s also known for engaging thoughtfully with coffee’s harder questions colonialism, environmental cost, quality always working toward coffee that serves both land and the people who grow it.
