Kaapikaadu Estate
Kaapikaadu Estate
Kaapikaadu Estate is a family-run coffee farm in Raxidi, near Sakleshpur, Karnataka, in India’s Western Ghats. Spread across 60 acres, the estate has been cultivated by the same family for multiple generations.
Coffee grows between 900 and 1,050 metres above sea level beneath a mixed canopy of jackfruit, Indian fig, Java fig, mango, jamun, and soapnut trees. This shade-grown setting reflects the lush, biodiverse landscape of Sakleshpur, a long-established coffee-growing region in the Western Ghats.
The estate grows both Arabica and Robusta coffee. Its varieties include SLN 9, SLN 6, Ruiru, Peridenia, CxR, and S.274. The estate’s elevation and climate support this mixed cultivation: the cooler upper areas are favourable for Arabica, while the warmer, humid conditions suit Robusta.
Kaapikaadu’s work is rooted in hands-on family stewardship. The estate follows selective harvesting and careful post-harvest handling, with controlled fermentation and slow drying central to its approach. Its on-farm facilities include raised drying beds, fermentation tanks and drums, drying yards, a shade-drying set-up, a depulper, and a washer.
Through multigenerational farming knowledge and close attention to each stage of cultivation and preparation, Kaapikaadu Estate produces coffees that reflect both the diversity of Sakleshpur and the care invested in the farm.
Estate Details
- Location: Raxidi, near Sakleshpur, Karnataka, India
- Region: Western Ghats
- Farm size: 60 acres
- Elevation: 900-1,050 MASL
- Coffee grown: Arabica and Robusta
- Varieties: SLN 9, SLN 6, Ruiru, Peridenia, CxR, and S.274
- Shade trees: Jackfruit, Indian fig, Java fig, mango, jamun, and soapnut