The Aroma Fusion Coffee Roasters Surat, Gujarat

Just joined ICB, this Surat roaster works under the tagline "One Roast at a Time," another sign of specialty roasting taking root well outside the southern growing belt. The range looks beyond India too, with a Koji-processed Colombian Pink Bourbon sitting alongside Indian selections, and sampler kits that make it an easy, low-commitment place to start.

Why Our Coffee Prices Are Going Up

Blue Tokai's own breakdown of the increase: green-coffee cost up 49% year-on-year in India, climate-driven yield cuts, and more of each rupee going back to farmers.

Is the standard coffee packaging size changing?

The 250g specialty standard is loosening. Some roasters now ship 200g or 225g at the same price to absorb rising costs, so it's worth checking the net weight on your last bag.

Pack-size reality check: who's actually at 200g in India

We checked the product pages: Coffeeverse prices several premium fermented lots at 200g, while Blue Tokai and Maverick & Farmer held 250g and raised the sticker price instead. Two responses to the same cost squeeze.

"When you pick a coffee, what pulls you in: a washed lot that lets the terroir speak for itself, or an experimentally processed cup with all its layered complexity?"

Reply and tell us which way you lean.