At Ciru Coffee, we believe that coffee, at its core, is about ritual. It’s a practice that requires awareness and a little bit of patience but reaps a smooth, delicious reward.
Our single-origin South Indian coffees are inspired by the storied traditions of the region where they come from, where every sip is an invitation to slow down.
A California transplant met an Indian expat at El Rio Grande (side note: arguably, the best First Date Bar in the city) and fell in love. Being from California, I shared my fondness for surfing and organic, green, and juice with him. Hailing from India, he made me Kaapi in bed. Life was never the same.
After a few months of bliss, plowing through his coveted Indian coffee, we were down to the last scoop. I searched high and low to replenish his stockpile (and another coffee filter – I needed my own!), but there was none. In disbelief that I could not find something so unique in the city - the city of all cities - I set out to change just that.
With equal measures of optimistic naivety and a healthy sense of adventure, I trekked my way across the mud-laden backroads of India, visiting coffee estates and meeting the people behind the country's best-kept brewed secret. I explored until I found what I was looking for—wildlife-friendly, specialty Indian coffee to make the legendary obsession, Kaapi—and brought it back for you. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do.
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