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Bengaluru · India

Maverick & Farmer Coffee

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Overview

Maverick & Farmer is a bean-to-cup roaster founded in Bengaluru by three partners: Tej Thammaiah, a third-generation coffee farmer who manages the family's 140-acre Ajjikutira estate in Pollibetta, Coorg; Ashish D'abreo, head roaster and barista; and Sreeram G. The roastery is known for experimental processing — products like Ol' Smoky (top-grade arabica green beans cold-smoked in a smokehouse for 13–14 hours) and Orange You Curious? (beans fermented with orange juice). Three cafés operate, two in Bengaluru and one in Goa, all sourcing primarily from the family farm in Coorg.

Known for

  • Bean-to-cup roastery — owns its own 140-acre Ajjikutira estate in Pollibetta, Coorg
  • Experimental processing including Ol' Smoky (cold-smoked beans) and Orange You Curious? (orange-juice fermented)
  • Three founders: Tej Thammaiah (3rd-gen Coorg farmer), Ashish D'abreo (head roaster), Sreeram G
  • Three cafés — two in Bengaluru, one in Goa
  • Self-positioned as 'India's first artisan coffee brand' — focused on pushing Indian coffee past the third wave

Why it matters

Maverick & Farmer is one of the few Indian roasters that owns the farm, the mill, and the roastery, and uses that vertical integration to push experimental processing — fruit-juice fermentation, smoke-curing, anaerobic — that most Indian roasters don't have the producer-side relationships to attempt. For an Indian directory, that combination of estate ownership in Coorg plus an experimental-processing reputation in Bangalore is genuinely rare.

Production

destoning
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head roaster
Ashish D'abreo
color sorting
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roaster machine
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filter equipment
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cupping frequency
regular cupping sessions to ensure consistent flavor and freshness
roastery location
Bengaluru, Karnataka (HBR Layout)
espresso equipment
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annual volume tonnes
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Café

This roaster operates a café.

Recognitions

  • India's first artisan coffee brand (self-described and reflected in trade press)

Sources

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