How India’s Smaller Cities Are Rewriting the Rules of Specialty Coffee Expansion
More and more coffee businesses in India are turning away from the country’s largest metropolitan markets, and finding new opportunities in smaller, less saturated cities.
How Early-Modern Islamic World Coffeehouses Shaped Contemporary Cafe Culture
More than a century before Parisian salons or London’s penny universities, coffeehouses in Mecca, Istanbul, and Isfahan transformed urban life across Southwest Asia, sparking new forms of sociability and laying the foundations of contemporary…
How India’s Specialty Coffee Industry Is Coming of Age
A decade after first persuading growers to sell premium beans domestically, India’s specialty roasters are finding their footing, adapting global trends to local contexts, and beginning to take Indian coffee to the world.
How India Acquired a Taste for Specialty Coffee
From updated growing standards to experiential cafes, a new generation of growers, roasters, and consumers is redefining what Indian coffee can be.
Can Darjeeling Tea Hope for a Climate-Resilient Future?
Darjeeling tea farms have been severely impacted by climate change, but innovative farming practices could help preserve the prized black tea.
Climate Change Hits India’s ‘Champagne of Teas’ Where It Hurts
Darjeeling, known for its eponymous black tea, is facing erratic weather patterns that have reduced yields and severely impacted quality.
Tapping the Potential of Tisanes and Herbal Teas in India
In India, tea often means chai, but interest in herbal teas and tisanes is rising—and some tea suppliers are hoping to unlock and explore the potential of caffeine-free teas.
In India, Black Baza Champions Sustainability and Smallholder Farmers
Black Baza Coffee aims to support smallholder coffee farmers pursuing biodiversity on their farms while guaranteeing them a fair price for their crops.