India · Andhra Pradesh + Tamil Nadu
Filter Royale
South Indian filter coffee, dialed in
Filter Royale is South Indian filter coffee the way it actually tastes back home. Three components: Araku Valley Arabica from the Eastern Ghats for chocolate-jaggery body, Tamil Nadu washed Robusta AA (Screen 18, shade-grown alongside pepper and areca nut at 1,200m) for the dark-chocolate, almond, and cedar punch, and roasted chicory for that distinctive caramel-malt depth a tumbler-and-davara pour cannot exist without.
¿Por Qué No?
Filter Royale
South Indian filter coffee, dialed in
India · Andhra Pradesh + Tamil Nadu
Whole bean · Roasted in Austin
Buy this coffee
Delivers mid-June, 2026Roasted in Austin the week of your drop. More sizes & subs coming soon.
Where it grows
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The specs
Get to know it
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The producer
Araku Valley smallholders + Tamil Nadu Robusta growers
Eastern Ghats (Araku) + Western/Eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu)
Filter Royale is built from two distinct supply chains across South India.
Region
Eastern Ghats (Araku) + Western/Eastern Ghats (Tamil Nadu)
Farm scale
Multiple smallholder plots
Est.
2026
Country
India
The Arabica is Araku Valley smallholder lots from the Eastern Ghats — chemical-free, native-forest canopy, the same source as our flagship Araku. The Robusta comes from multi-generational Tamil Nadu farming families in the Western and Eastern Ghats — washed Robusta AA, Screen 18, hand-picked at 1,200m, traditionally dried to 9.1% moisture, often shade-grown alongside pepper and areca nut. Chicory rounds out the blend in the South Indian filter coffee tradition.
Practices
From farm to your cup
The journey
Harvested
Hand-picked across Araku Valley + Tamil Nadu Ghats
Processed
Washed Arabica + washed Robusta AA + roasted chicory
Sourced
Sourced locally in Austin, TX
Roasted
Small-batch medium-dark roast in Austin the week you order
Your Cup
Brewed fresh by you, days off the roaster
Harvested
Hand-picked across Araku Valley + Tamil Nadu Ghats
Processed
Washed Arabica + washed Robusta AA + roasted chicory
Sourced
Sourced locally in Austin, TX
Roasted
Small-batch medium-dark roast in Austin the week you order
Your Cup
Brewed fresh by you, days off the roaster
How it's processed
Washed Arabica + Washed Robusta AA + roasted chicory
Pick
Hand-picked ripe
Wash
Fruit removed
Dry
Parchment dried
In your cup
What you taste
Araku Arabica is hand-picked and washed in the Eastern Ghats by smallholder families farming under native forest canopy.
The Robusta AA is sourced from multi-generational families in Tamil Nadu's Western and Eastern Ghats — washed, dried traditionally to 9.1% moisture, and shade-grown alongside pepper and areca nut at 1,200m (an 85-cup-score lot). Chicory root is roasted and ground separately, then blended in the traditional South Indian ratio for that signature depth.
What you'll taste
Flavor profile
Dark chocolate
chocolate
Malt
nutty
Almond
nutty
Caramel
sweet
How this cup unfolds
What hits you first, what stays in the middle, and what lingers after the last sip. Hover or tap a tier.
How we brew it
Filter Royale · Hoffmann French Press
Source: James Hoffmann — Ultimate French Press Technique
Coffee
30g
Water
500g
Temp
94–96°C / 201–205°F
Total time
9m
Add all water at once, just-off-boil. Steep 4 min undisturbed. Break crust with stir, scoop foam + floating grounds off. Wait another 5 min. Decant gently — DO NOT plunge. Cleanest immersion cup possible.
Price transparency
Where your $21 actually goes
$21
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Farmers
$7.98
38% of the bag
Import & Sourcing
$4.20
20% of the bag
Roasting
$4.62
22% of the bag
¿Por Qué No?
$4.20
20% of the bag
$7.98 of every bag goes straight to the farmer.
38% — well above commodity market rates. That's the whole point.
Not quite your cup?
Here's where the menu goes
Same lineup, different directions. Pick the one that matches what you actually want.
Want the OG, single-origin?
Araku
Where it all started
chocolate · jaggery · grounded
Want layered & balanced?
Two Peaks
Washed Araku × natural Sidama
blueberry · chocolate · creamy
Or see the whole lineup and pick blind.
$21
Whole bean