PRODUCTS SPECIALITY COFFEE DARK FOREST Dark Forest is a single origin and high altitude special coffee. It is packed in aluminum foil pouch with a one way freshness valve and is enclosed in attractively designed, hermetically sealed tins, the good old way of packaging premium coffee. Available in two packs at Rs. 80 for 200gms and Rs. 175 for 500gms, the coffee will be sold in the form of beans as well as coffee powder and is 100% pure coffee with no chicory. The Kathle-Khan Range Kathlekhan, in Kannada language, means Dark Forest. The single origin coffee derived from this range is named after it. The Kathlekhan estate is 184 years old. The Kathlekhan Range is a part of the Outer Giri of the Baba Budan Giri hills. Baba Budan Giri is where Indian coffee was born, when more than 400 years ago, the sage Baba Budan smuggled 7 beans into India with him and planted them in his cave on this range. The exact location of this cave is not clear, but most probably it lies within the 1500 acres of the Kathlekhan estate. The soil here is rich in minerals and because of the high altitude of 3500 to 4500 feet and low temperatures, coffee beans mature slowly, incorporating subtle, sensual flavours as it ripens. Exceptional care is taken in picking the coffee. The pickers belong to the Lambani tribe and their deft fingers pick the berries that are just right. The labourers are very well taken care of and their children obtain free education from two schools with in the estate. There is no use of child labour. Curing and washing of the beans is then undertaken at the Kathlekhan estate and sent to Coffee Day own processing facilities for roasting, grinding and filling. The Kathlekhan Range has held a great deal of coffee romance. It is a singular divine gift to the world of coffee. The potential to create a "Dark Forest" out of the magical soil and climate has always been the aspiration. Coffee Day has taken painstaking efforts over the last several years to finally give it shape and present it to the coffee connoisseur. India's finest coffee to date in packaged form - Dark Forest."   KENYAN GOLD From the verdant hills of Kenya, Fresh 'n Ground brings you an International blend ~ Kenyan Gold ~ an exquisite coffee created from Kenyan coffee, the crown jewel of African coffee, blended to perfection with the best of Fresh 'n Ground coffees – the result is a coffee beyond compare. Kenyan Gold has a primordial feel to it with a wild, wine-like blackberry flavor and is extraordinarily aromatic with a lingering finish. It makes regular brewed coffee exciting and gives a quaint twist to espresso. A delicious coffee that possesses all the characteristics of a premium specialty coffee, connoisseurs deem it as an excellent introduction to African coffees, which are among the best in the world. When it comes to coffee nobody gives you a better brew than Fresh 'n Ground. Only the best beans find their way into our coffee and our obsession with excellence and our experience in coffee then work together to make the best of every single bean to bring you superlative quality in a range of international, specialty blends and regular coffee. With Fresh 'n Ground you are not just drinking coffee but indulging in an experience shared by connoisseurs the world over since 1875.   Copyright © 2006, Coffee Day. All rights reserved.