Kerehaklu Estate

Kerehaklu Estate

Tucked away in Chikmagalur, Kerehaklu has been run by the Thipaiah family for four generations. The estate is committed to a healthy ecosystem of microbes in the soil and is chemical-free. Spread across 275 acres, the farm sits at an altitude of roughly 1200 metres above sea level. The farm gets its name from the old Kannada words 'haklu' which means ‘the shelter’ and 'kere' which means ‘by the lake’. 

Coffee at Kerehaklu Estate grows alongside varieties of wild fig, jungle mango, avocado, jackfruit and pomelos. Chandragiri, Selection 795, Selection 9, Selection 6 as well as small amounts of Anokhi Liberica and Robusta are grown here while the different processing methods used include washed, natural and honey sun-dried.