I come from a place where tea is a strong part of the culture. It is how you welcome people. In West Bengal, you see tea everywhere, and I grew up among tea lovers.
\n\nThen I moved to Bengaluru. Over the years, the city introduced me to filter coffee, and I fell in love. Specialty coffee came later, and it found its place beside the filter.
\n\nToday my cup has no fixed order. Black coffee keeps me company at work. When my heart calls for it, I want a strong filter coffee. With friends at an upscale café, I may order a specialty cup. My mood decides what I drink on a given day. The love for coffee stays constant, only the cup changes.
\n\nI kept wondering whether other people drink the way I do, with no fixed cup, shifting from one form of coffee to another with their mood. That question started this story: how are people thinking about coffee when they are drinking it?
\n\nOver the years, the mainstream conversation around coffee has often centred on the rise of specialty, as if India were moving on from traditional coffee. However, the growers, roasters, café founders and industry officials…
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