Freshly roasted by Gray Cup, our roasting partner, ships across India.
What "honey" means
Nothing to do with honey the food. In honey (or pulped-natural) processing, the cherry skin is removed but some or all of the sticky mucilage is left on the parchment during drying. The sugars in that layer feed a gentle fermentation and caramelise, so the bean absorbs sweetness and body without the full fruit contact of a natural.
Honey vs washed vs natural
| | Washed | Honey | Natural | |---|---|---|---| | Mucilage removed | all | partial | none (whole cherry) | | Cup | clean, bright | sweet, round, balanced | fruity, heavy, boozy | | Consistency | high | medium-high | lower |
Sub-types
"White / yellow / red / black honey" describe how much mucilage is left and how long drying takes, black honey (most mucilage, slowest dry) is the sweetest and riskiest.
Taste
Caramel, brown sugar, stone fruit, soft acidity, syrupy body. A crowd-pleaser, sweeter than washed, cleaner than natural.
Koraput honey lots
Green route
Roasters can source Koraput honey green beans by grade:
Gray Cup roasts Koraput honey lots light-to-medium to keep the sweetness forward.