TEA
Tea is grown on Poabs Estates at CentralTravancore and Poabs Organic Estates at Nelliyampathy
ORGANIC TEA
PoabsOrganicTea from Seethargundu Estate is of “Single Strain Purity” as the Tea made at the factory is from a single Strain of tea plants from a single Estate as in the “Single Malt Whisky”. All these plants are young and were planted only and after the year 1993. Teas are processed at the on-site facility of Poabs Organic Products Pvt. Ltd.
Poabs Tea has a pleasing brightness and briskness to it with a honewort-like aroma. Careful understanding of leaf physiology, character and harvesting techniques has contributed to the green leaf quality, mainly due to selected strain, favourable growing conditions, ideal pruning cycle and improved plucking standard.
The new, most-modern tea factory at Seethargundu Estate is fully equipped with advanced tea processing machines as per international standards.
Poabs has the facility to produce Black teas (orthodox and CTC) and Green teas as per customer requirements.
Organic Labelling: All tea produced at Poabs Organic Estates, Nelliyampathy is certified ‘Organic’. To refer to specific accreditations, click here.
Fair Trade Labelling: All tea produced at Poabs Organic Estates, Nelliyampathy is certified for Fair Trade. To refer to specific accreditations, click here.
Ethical Tea Partnership: All our tea estates are the members of the Ethical Tea Partnership.
COFFEE
Coffee is grown on Poabs Estates at Travancore and at Poabs Organic Estates at Nelliyampathy.
ORGANIC COFFEE
Coffees from the Poabs Organic Estates/Seethargundu are entirely organically cultivated using biodynamic agricultural practices.
The climatic conditions on Poabs Organic Estates are ideal and highly suitable for growing coffee of both Coffea Arabica (Arabica) and CoffeaCanephora (Robusta), with plenty of water sources available on the estate for irrigation. Biodynamically-grown coffee, as distinct from general organic coffee, is particularly rare, and can even be termed “exotic”. Poabs Organic Estates, Nelliyampathy is one of two Demeter-certified biodynamic estates growing coffee in the entire world.
The following Coffee Varietals are planted on the Estate:
Arabica:
Selection 9:Sln. 9 is a derivative of a cross between an Ethiopian Arabica collection, ‘Tafarikela’, and ‘Hybrido-de-Timor’. Sln.9 has inherited all the superior cup quality traits of Tafarikela. This successful hybrid incorporates an Ethiopian coffee variety in its heritage, which no doubt contributes to its exotic East Africa character. Poabs Organic Estates won the Award for Best Speciality Arabica at the ‘Flavour of India –The Fine Cup Cupping Competition 2013’ organised by Coffee Board of India.
Cupping note: Fruity notes, good for espresso
Robusta:
Selection CxR: produces bold, dense beans, which when washed, possess a grey hue with clean, soft “buttery” after notes in the cup.
Cupping note: This coffee would provide the froth and bubbles for espresso.
Selection 274: Is an offspring of the old Robusta/Peradeniya cultivar, which initially came into India from Sri Lanka. This variety has been well-received around the world.
Cupping note: Good for espresso, with a certain rustic sweetness discernable Works well in a blend, often complementing Arabica. Roasts evenly. There is a strong aftertaste, with a pungent finish like bittersweet chocolate.
Coffees grown on Poabs Organic Estate are processed on site – the facilities at the estate are comprehensive and well-maintained. Processed green coffee is available in both cherry and parchment (washed) and semi-washed form.
We approach processing selectively, depending on the particular lot of hand-picked coffee. We have the capacity to create speciality coffees, based on varietal, to bring out the best flavours in the cup.
“The coffee of Poabs Organic Estates is grown bio-dynamically, with care being paid to the environment, to the work culture and above all to the quality in the cup. The robustas from this estate, when washed, have a Strong body, are Neutral, Clean and possess a Fair Smoothness, with a tint of bitterness, enabling the beans to be even brewed as a ‘neat’ drink. The farm is a delight to the eye and the cup a stimulant to the palate!” says Ms Sunalini N. Menon, an internationally renowned coffee taster and CEO of CoffeelabPvt. Ltd. based in Bangalore, India.
Organic Labelling: All coffee produced at Poabs Organic Estates, Nelliyampathy is certified ‘Organic’. To refer to specific accreditations, click here.
Ethical sourcing: All coffee produced at Poabs Estates complies with Indian Government regulations and international norms to be eligible for ethically-sourced produce.
SPICES
Spices are grown on Poabs Estates atCentral Travancore and at Poabs Organic Estates at Nelliyampathy
ORGANIC SPICES
Poabs Organic Estates grows pepper, cardamom and banana as inter-crops/mixed crops.
It has been noticed that during the pepper harvest season (January- March) a lot of the native birds, after eating the ripe pepper fruits, defecate which in turn germinate randomly in the field facilitating the cycle of natural propagation. This unique phenomenon favours the sustenance and genome preservation of pepper creating a natural gene bank.
The product range in pepper offered includes ‘Black’, ‘Freeze-dried’, ‘White’, ‘Red’ and ‘Green’. A pepper milling facility is also installed at the estate.
Organic Labelling: All spices produced at Poabs Organic Estates, Nelliyampathy is certified ‘Organic’. To refer to specific accreditations, click here.
Ethical sourcing: All spices produced at Poabs Estates complies with Indian Government regulations and international norms to be eligible for ethically-sourced produce.
RETAIL
Poabs offers tea, coffee and spices grown and processed on its estates in Travancore and Nelliyampathyunder its own brand for the Indian market. The product range includes:
- PoabsOrganic Tea – single estate organic black orthodox , CTC and Greenteas from Nelliyampathy
- Poabs Travancore Gold Coffee – roast and ground coffee in consumer packs
- PoabsTea – Bulk packs for export and domestic market. Also available in consumer packs Re.5.00, Re 10.00, 50 gram, 100 gram, 250 gram, 500 gram, 1 kg, 5 kg for household and catering segment
- Poabs Spices – pepper and cardamom in consumer packs and bulk packs
A blending and packing unit is operational at the premises of the Manjamullay Tea Estate in the Vandiperiyar area.
The sales and marketing team at Poabs manage the retailing of tea and coffee for domestic and export markets. Poabs has distributors for Kerala and Tamil Nadu states.
Poabs Estates Factory Outlets
Poabs operates direct factory outlets at Old Pambanar in the Peermadearea near the Pambanar Estate in Kerala and at Cumbum in Theni district of Tamil Nadu state. These shops offer the entire range of packaged Poabstea and coffee products.