Whether it is the simple kaapi in the morning or the whipped-up café mocha, the sights and smells of the numerous avatars of coffee — even in its non-edible forms — will return to the city with the second edition of Coffee Santhe.
The three-day event, being organised by the Women’s Coffee Alliance – India (WCAI), is scheduled to start on September 25. The first edition of the event was held in 2014.
This time around, however, the santhe will feature the world’s first Women’s Brewmaster Championship, where the participants will push their skills — described as a mixture of art and science — to produce unique coffee brews. Hints of cheese, pineapple, oranges and spices are expected to bring new taste to cappuccinos, espressos, lattes, say the organisers.
It isn’t just coffee from all parts of the country — from Araku Valley in Andhra Pradesh to Biligiriranga hills in Karnataka (and of course, Kodagu) — that will be on display. The santhe will feature demonstrations on brewing the perfect cup of the beverage, competitions for children, demonstrations on bringing art to the canvas that is the frothing lattes, as well as handicrafts — including jewellery — made out of coffee beans.
The santhe is being organised by the NGO to raise funds for Project Nayan Tara, which will pay for the education of daughters of women coffee plantation workers.
The event will be held at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath between 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
