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Monsoon Malabar AA - Dark Roast

Spice
Earth
Smoky

Monsooned Malabar is an Indian coffee known for its unique monsooning process, low acidity and exceptionally heavy body. Unlike brighter speciality coffees, Monsooned Malabar focuses on depth, texture and earthy complexity, making it especially popular for espresso and bean-to-cup brewing.

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£14.25
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SKU: ORI-MOMADA-FE500

  • Roast details

    Roast
    Medium Dark
    Acidity
    Low High
    Body
    Light Full

  • Coffee Facts

    • Region: South India - Karnataka, Western Ghats
    • Altitude: 1,100 - 1,200 m.a.s.l
    • Variety: Kents, S.795, Catimor, Selection 9
    • Harvest Period: October - February
    • Processing Method: Dry Processed, Monsooned
    • Coffee Type: Single Origin, 100% Arabica
    • Bean Grade: AA (larger, carefully selected beans for more even roasting and a smoother, balanced cup)

  • Brewing Suggestions

    Monsooned Malabar works particularly well for espresso machines and bean-to-cup coffee machines, where its heavy body and low acidity produce a rich, smooth espresso with thick crema.

    Its earthy, smoky profile also works well in cafetieres and moka pots, especially for those who prefer fuller-bodied coffee with minimal sharpness or brightness.

Coffee beans plantation, India

Low-acidity, full-bodied Indian coffee: Monsoon Malabar AA Dark Roast has a distinctive earthy character, heavy body and smooth texture, with notes of dark chocolate, nuts and spice. The traditional monsooning process gives this coffee its unusually mellow acidity. It is especially suited to espresso and stovetop or moka pot brewing.

What Makes Monsooned Malabar Coffee Unique?

Monsooned Malabar is one of the world’s most distinctive coffees. After harvesting, the green coffee beans are exposed to humid monsoon winds along India’s Malabar Coast for several weeks, causing the beans to swell, soften and develop their signature low-acidity profile.

This traditional monsooning process creates a coffee with heavy body, earthy depth and smooth texture, often showing notes of spice, dark chocolate, tobacco, nuts and wood. Its unusually mellow acidity makes Monsooned Malabar especially popular with espresso drinkers and those who prefer fuller-bodied coffees.

Who Will Enjoy Monsooned Malabar?

Monsooned Malabar is ideal for coffee drinkers who prefer low acidity, fuller body and earthy flavour profiles over brighter fruit-led coffees. It is especially popular among espresso drinkers, dark roast enthusiasts and customers looking for smooth coffee with minimal bitterness.

Traditional Monsooning Process

During the monsooning process, coffee beans are stored in open-sided warehouses along India’s Malabar Coast and exposed to seasonal monsoon winds and humidity. This traditional method changes both the physical appearance and flavour profile of the coffee, creating its distinctive smoothness, low acidity and earthy depth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is Monsoon Malabar AA like?
    Monsooned Malabar AA coffee beans from India, dark roasted for low acidity, heavy body and earthy chocolate notes.
  • Where is Monsoon Malabar AA from?
    This coffee comes from India and is a dark roast.
  • Which brewing methods suit Monsoon Malabar AA?
    We recommend espresso and stovetop / moka pot for this coffee.
  • Can I order Monsoon Malabar AA as whole bean or ground?
    Yes. Choose whole beans or select your preferred grind and we will grind the coffee before packing and dispatching your order.
  • When is Monsoon Malabar AA roasted?
    We roast in small batches at our Surrey roastery and aim to supply your coffee as fresh as possible.
  • Is Monsoon Malabar a low-acidity coffee?
    Yes. The monsooning process gives it a characteristically low-acidity, mellow profile compared with many brighter, fruit-led coffees.
  • What does Monsoon Malabar taste like compared with a typical espresso blend?
    Expect a heavier body and more earthy, spicy notes, rather than a bright or fruity taste. It is a distinctive choice for espresso drinkers who enjoy deep flavours.
  • 5 stars: 277 (90%)
  • 4 stars: 14 (5%)
  • 3 stars: 8 (3%)
  • 2 stars: 6 (2%)
  • 1 star: 4 (1%)
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Tony Y.

Great taste

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Sebastian (United Kingdom)
Excellent roast, fantastic crema!

Perfectly roasted with a rich, wonderful aroma and superb taste. It brews with a beautiful, thick crema that looks amazing in the cup. Smooth, low-acidity, and highly recommended for dark roast lovers!

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LS (United Kingdom)
Amazing coffee!!!

This is an amazing coffee. It is strong, earthy and deep so you really have to like that style but I love it. I have had MM from Waitrose in the past and whilst it is pretty good this is on another level. Obviously all coffee is expensive right now so I opted for the 1kg option to reduce cost/kg. It was delivered very quickly. Its not as cheap as Waitrose but in my opinion is worth paying the extra for.

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John S. (United Kingdom)
Distinctive

Good fresh roast with distinct dry earth taste. Fast delivery with new couriers

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Si (United Kingdom)
My new favourite

String but smooth, delicious coffee. My new favourite bean

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PeterJohn (United Kingdom)
Nice

Very drinkable. I use a plastic filter and grind my own. Nice smooth flavour.

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D.K.

Loved this coffee, order delivered quickly and the taste of the coffee was better than my current supplier .
Will buy again

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Duncan (United Kingdom)
Majestic Malabar!

I must be on my 9th 1kg order of this bean. It's far and away my favourite coffee ever. This Dark roast is a totally different flavour to the medium roast which i once ordered in error. Im terrified to risk anything else now incase it dosent come up to scratch. Good service from the Redber team but I wish postage wasn't 20% of the cost.

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Euan B. (United Kingdom)
delivery late

Ordered on a Fri., was leaving UK on Thurs. Coffee arrived Fri after I'd left. Result....no coffee.

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Tony B. (United Kingdom)
May 25 Update

Wonderful, the batch delivered recently has returned to the full favour and low acidity I was use to - no more searching for alternatives!

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Tony B. (United Kingdom)
Lighter roast and more acidic

Have been buying Malabar dark roast for the past few years and always found it a great 5 star brew, sadly the last batch (March 2025) is lighter in colour and even after a few weeks shows little oil, it required a much finer grind to extract any body and the taste was very acidic - interesting that the current description has moved it from low to medium acidity. I'm trying a few alternatives until the 'low acidity' notice returns!

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CARL J. (United Kingdom)
Strong

Always go back to this coffee. Strong, bold, smokey and slightly spicy. Makes a great espresso/espresso based drinks. French press makes a nice strong, rich cup of coffee. Filter coffee works well too if you want a cleaner tasting cup

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Adrian P. (United Kingdom)
Very oily, blocked the machine

I have had this coffee before and was really good. This time the beans were of different colours and very oily, too the point of it being visible on every one. I queried this, with no response till I rang, then no answer to the variation and oil. And did it matter? Well it blocked the machine at least 6 times so I removed them in case it completely broke the machine. Poor beans, poor response

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Anonymous (United Kingdom)
Best coffee ever!!

Best coffee ever, when it was out of stock I tried a different supplier but was not as good as Redber, now back in stock I can have that perfect coffee in the mornings.
Thank you Redber.

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Anthony C.
Reliable blend

Great taste. Rich and not too acidic.

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Sheila M.
Brilliant coffee

I love the lovely taste of freshly ground coffee and it never fails to be brilliant coffee, the company are very knowledgeable about their products.

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Peter H.
Missing Coffee

Good service and delivery as always. However, what happened to my "free 125g bag of Brazil Yellow Catuai coffee with your next order!” from your email of 30/08/23, I think that this was my “next order”, any thoughts

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Dan M.
Great coffee

As always, - great coffee

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Dave S.
Same, same, delightful.

I wake up and it's my first thought.

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Jenny V.
A great bean to cup coffee

Makes a lovely americano or cappuccino good strong flavour

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Brian S.
monsooned malabar dark roast coffee

excellent product

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Sheila M.
The Best Coffee

The Redber community enjoys the best quality coffee what ever blend you choose, I have been using Redber for years and will be continuing

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Brian S.
monsooned malabar

excellent product, full of flvour

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russell
nice taste but oily beans makes grinding difficult.

Tastes very nice but the beans are very oily out of the bag and my grinder does not grind them properly as a result. Wouldn't recommend for automatic grinders.

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Julian E.
Another five star experience

Quick and reliable service, great coffee, fair price.

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karen d.
The BEST coffee ever!!

We just can't express how delicious this coffee is - our absolute No1 favourite!!

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SUZAN D.
First class, as ever

Our favourite bean from Redber

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Dylan M.
Great cofee

Arrived quicky, good coms

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Sheila M.
Always the best coffee

I like using Redber coffee and their Monsoon Malabar, is my favourite. I must say I have not found one that I haven’t enjoyed xx

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Trevor O.
Flawless

Flawless and tastey

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Nic B.
Reliably great coffee

I love the Monsooned Malabar Dark Roast and have repeated my order a number of times. I have also tried a few different roasts although nothing to beat the Monsooned Malabar yet!
I like the srevice and speedy delivery and will continue to order from Redber - Thanks Team.

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Keerti N.
This coffee makes my morning, day, week…

Beautiful blend with a strong flavour and aroma. Look forward to it everyday

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Yannis K.
Too dark roasted for me

Not to my liking, I prefer light and medium roasted

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