This mountain range is one of the most important biological reserves in the world – claiming a diversity in flora and fauna that is exceptionally high.
The Western Ghats is a mountain range that runs 1600 km from Gujarat in the North to Kerala in the South. There are around 5000 plant species and more than 600 types of trees. At least 325 species – plants and animals – are globally endangered. The top peak is almost 2700 m above sea level, but the importance of the mountains comes from the mid-level slopes that receive heavy monsoon rains twice a year.
Western Ghats is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO – being seen as a unique evolutionary ecozone.
Western Ghat is older than the continents as we know them. Its geological history can be traced back to the time of the supercontinent Gondwanaland – before India broke off as a separate subcontinent.
Bean Story’s three Indian estates lie on the Eastern parts of the range – in the state of Karnataka, approx. four hours drive from Bangalore
Located near Mudigere in Chikmagalur district in southern India and spread over 350 acres. Kajjehaly Estate has one of the finest shade-grown coffees in India. The estate adopts a multi-cropping strategy, grows both Arabica and Robusta coffee varieties along with Pepper, Arecanut, and Orange.
This is one of the gems in our estate portfolio. The 350 acres cover rolling hills with mountain views, the flora is rich in diversity and the wildlife and rivers running through it makes this estate something special – ideal for trekking as well as coffee growing.
Kajjehally Estate is close to the town of Mudigere in Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, Western Ghats of South India. As with all of our Indian estates the coffee here is shade grown – as a protection against the intensity of the sun, the plantation has a hilly terrain and is bordered by the perennial Japavati River.
There is an upper and a lower canopy ensuring optimal conditions for the plants growing in the black, fertile soil. The estate is above 900m above sea level.
Kajjehally Estate is Nespresso AAA approved. The notes of the coffee grown here is mild to good acidity with citrus notes.
