From the Subcontinent for all ->
Subko Coffee Roasters, India
Subko Specialty Coffee was founded by Rahul Reddy about four years ago just before the pandemic hit with a singular mission to highlight the complexity, care, and craft nature of the specialty coffee value chain, whilst creating an experience that is uniquely from the Indian Subcontinent, where their partner farms are located.
Any Hindi speaking person will know the meaning of ‘Subko’, which means for ‘Everyone’, but that’s not how their name originated. It’s a short form of Subcontinent, which is what India is otherwise called with the branding prominently written in three languages: English, Devanagari, and Urdu.
From the subcontinent, for all is the message, indeed.
Subko’s goal is to create a genuinely Asian specialty coffee movement that can represent the region on a global platform in a globalised specialty coffee milieu.
They work in direct trade relationships at origin with coffee estates and smallholder farmers harvesting and (often experimentally) processing coffees that they aim to curate into only SCA (Specialty Coffee Association) 85+ point scoring coffees.
It was just a coincidence that I visited their mini store tucked inside Bombay Shirt Company showroom on the Specialty Coffee Street (more on that in the next article 😊) in Bangalore while my coffee bro
checked into their store in Hyderabad.
The photos in this article reflect the brand & its ethos beautifully.
Everything from Subko is very organic and hand made. They screen print everything on a craft base and are very heavy on the Indic script to represent different regions of the subcontinent in a rustic and earthy manner.
What did I have?
I had my Kalita Wave Pour Over with Project Seven Sisters from North East.
About Project Seven Sisters:
Project Seven Sisters is a sourcing program that aims to showcase the exceptional coffee growing potential of the Indian Northeast.
Despite the challenges posed by its remote location, the initiative seeks to highlight the unique flavors and attributes of the region's coffee, covering the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, and Assam at present.
Through this project, Subko is helping shine a spotlight on the untapped potential of the Indian Northeast, which has long been overshadowed by the dominance of tea production in the region. By supporting the growth of a vibrant and sustainable coffee industry, the project is creating new opportunities for small-scale farmers and building a more diversified agricultural economy in the region.
Origin Breakdown: Villages that constitute the farmer-collective body, Subko collaboratively sourced from for Project Seven Sisters, Mokokchung (Nagaland), includes Khar Village.
While this coffee is best brewed as Espresso, I really relished mine in Kalita Pour Over brew method.
Single Origin Coffee from Zora,Mizoram, India
Medium Roast
Process: Washed
Agtron Meter: 60
Altitude: 1000 - 1100 MASL
Varietal : SLN9
Tasting Notes: Elder Flower, Grapefruit, Red Apple
I hope you enjoyed reading this story as much as I did writing it. Have a fantastic weekend & arrivederci!
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Seven sisters have a special place in our hearts and so is the speciality coffee. The region has some of the most beautiful places travellers love to visit. Still, Coffee from this region is a surprise or should we call it a gift to build a new identity for the region.
Why don’t we build Chain of Cafes near those coffee growing beautiful regions. Build some nice walkways for adventure lovers and build whole new identity to seven sisters. Help build the region’s economy, more jobs, invite adventure tourists and stamp a new brand for this region. My salute to seven sisters and best wishes to its hardworking people.
Subodh pyaari ..Subodh coffee. Ram please share some details on Moganad shveory hills coffee beans. Where do I get this in bangalore.