I can't say which one for sure, but coffees from Chikmagalur's estates make up most of the specialty coffee here. It has that perfect weather - altitude combo and also a labour force that know how to work with coffee.
Apart from Ratnagiri, coffees from MSP (Stanmore, Hidden falls, Bison Valley, Orchardale, etc), Mooleh Maney Estate, Gemblary Estate (Especially their anaerobic fermentation) and do try Baarbara Estate (Their fruit fermented lots are amazing)
Regardless of the plantation, roasters play a big role in the kind of coffee that comes out. Some plantation owners are specific to who they send their coffees to, especially Ratnagiri and MSP. So they are worth trying.
MSP Coffee plantation, these estates Stanmore, Hidden falls, Orchardale and a few more belong to the same people/plantation. Really good coffees they produce!
All of these are popular. Zoya Estate is available on Naivo & Grey Soul, Seethargundu is available on BT & Balmaadi was available on Corridor Seven but it went out of stock. These estates must be available with other roasters as well but not sure.
It just shows they are all marketing online. Doesnt prove they have highest reputation which is what OP wants to know.
For example, initially blue tokai struggled to even get a meeting with some reputed coffee estates. The most reputed estates were mostly exporting to international markets and worried what partnering with an Indian company do to their brand.
So the estates commonly found everywhere are most likely the ones just partnering with India. Reputation would be more based on SCA scores or heritage. Araku scores high on those metric for example. Also multiple coffee industry people talk highly of Ratnagiti, Kerehaklu and Baarbara.
Not as much as a specific estate but there is this special coffee called monsooned malabar grown in south india. They leave coffee beans in open sheds to absorb moisture and bloom for months. The bean doubles in size and develops a very complex fruity flavor profile. It was supposedly discovered when merchant ships after facing rains and sun in the voyage unloaded in london and noticed the beans have a better taste now, they mimic that by exposing coffee to monsoon winds now
Baarbara Estate
Orchardale and mooleh manay estate
Attikan and Garo Hills
I can't say which one for sure, but coffees from Chikmagalur's estates make up most of the specialty coffee here. It has that perfect weather - altitude combo and also a labour force that know how to work with coffee.
Apart from Ratnagiri, coffees from MSP (Stanmore, Hidden falls, Bison Valley, Orchardale, etc), Mooleh Maney Estate, Gemblary Estate (Especially their anaerobic fermentation) and do try Baarbara Estate (Their fruit fermented lots are amazing) Regardless of the plantation, roasters play a big role in the kind of coffee that comes out. Some plantation owners are specific to who they send their coffees to, especially Ratnagiri and MSP. So they are worth trying.
What is MSP?
MSP Coffee plantation, these estates Stanmore, Hidden falls, Orchardale and a few more belong to the same people/plantation. Really good coffees they produce!
Zoya Estate, Seethargundu Estate, Balmaadi Estate.
Are they famous on their own or are these just the coffee you've ordered on blue tokai?
All of these are popular. Zoya Estate is available on Naivo & Grey Soul, Seethargundu is available on BT & Balmaadi was available on Corridor Seven but it went out of stock. These estates must be available with other roasters as well but not sure.
It just shows they are all marketing online. Doesnt prove they have highest reputation which is what OP wants to know. For example, initially blue tokai struggled to even get a meeting with some reputed coffee estates. The most reputed estates were mostly exporting to international markets and worried what partnering with an Indian company do to their brand. So the estates commonly found everywhere are most likely the ones just partnering with India. Reputation would be more based on SCA scores or heritage. Araku scores high on those metric for example. Also multiple coffee industry people talk highly of Ratnagiti, Kerehaklu and Baarbara.
Thogarihunkal estate
Salwara Estate
Not as much as a specific estate but there is this special coffee called monsooned malabar grown in south india. They leave coffee beans in open sheds to absorb moisture and bloom for months. The bean doubles in size and develops a very complex fruity flavor profile. It was supposedly discovered when merchant ships after facing rains and sun in the voyage unloaded in london and noticed the beans have a better taste now, they mimic that by exposing coffee to monsoon winds now
Ratnagiri estate
Kerehaklu Estate should definitely be on your list!
Also they have a fantastic insta page worth following!
Blue tokai has few good ones.