Close-up of a polished industrial drum coffee roaster in a dark roastery, cast-iron steel body catching low light

Est. 2016 · Cooke Town, Bengaluru · 12.97°N 77.59°E

Roasted on
Cast Iron

Single-origin Indian beans, roasted in-house on a cast-iron drum — small batches, logged by hand, dropped by ear and by eye.

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  • ORIGIN Chikmagalur Estate
  • PROCESS Washed
  • ROAST Medium-Dark
  • DROP 214°C · 12:40
  • ON THE DRUM TODAY
0 Single origins on rotation
0kg Cast-iron drum capacity
0h Rested before it ships
0 Roasting since

01 — The Drum

We kept the old machine on purpose.

Most roasteries our size run on fluid-bed or fully automated ovens. We run a 15-kilo cast-iron drum from 1974, rebuilt bearing by bearing, because iron holds heat like nothing else — it evens out the flame, forgives a slow first crack, and gives the bean a rounder, sweeter body.

Every batch is logged by hand: charge temperature, turning point, first crack, development time, drop. Nothing is roasted to a schedule. It's roasted to the bean — cracked open, cupped on a spoon, and only bagged when the table agrees.

  • Sourced Direct from estates across the Western Ghats
  • Roasted To order, Tuesday to Sunday
  • Rested A minimum of 72 hours before it leaves us
Detail of a coffee roaster's control panel with mechanical dials and buttons, beans visible behind the sight glass
Front panel — gas, drum speed, and the sight glass we read the colour through.

03 — The Table

Cupping Notes

Every origin is cupped on the SCA form before it goes on the shelf. Here's how this season's rotation scored on our table.

Origin Process Body Acidity Notes Roast
Chikmagalur Estate Washed Medium Bright Dark chocolate · orange zest · cane sugar Medium-Dark
Baba Budangiri PB Natural Full Low Blueberry · molasses · cocoa nib Medium-Dark
Araku Valley Honey Silky Balanced Red apple · jaggery · toasted almond Light-Medium
Attikan Estate Anaerobic Syrupy Wild Strawberry · rum · dark cherry Light
Monsoon Malabar Monsooned Heavy Very Low Cedar · tobacco · spice Dark

ROAST-LEVEL METER

Where our roasts land on the drop-temperature scale.

Roaster in an industrial roastery monitoring the roast profile on a computer beside the machine

05 — The Roaster

Ravindra "Ravi" Menon

Founder & Head Roaster · SCA Q-Grader

Ravi spent eleven years cupping and grading on the estates around Chikmagalur before he ever bought a machine. He found the 1974 drum listed for scrap, hauled it to Cooke Town, and spent a monsoon rebuilding it. He still charges the first batch of every day himself.

"A drum roast is a conversation with the bean. You listen for the crack, you read the smoke, and you drop it a second before you think you should."

06 — On Record

What the Cup Says

The Attikan anaerobic is unlike any Indian coffee I've had — it drinks like a natural Ethiopian but keeps a jaggery sweetness that's entirely its own.
Meera SundaramHome brewer, Indiranagar
We switched our café's filter program to Ferrous a year ago. The consistency batch to batch is what keeps us — you can taste that it's logged and rested properly.
Karan BhattOwner, a café in Jayanagar
The Drum Club turned my kitchen into a tiny tasting room. A new origin every fortnight, and a hand-written card telling me exactly how it was roasted.
Ananya RaoSubscriber since 2022

07 — Find Us

Come by the Roastery

The bar is open at the front of the roastery. Watch a batch drop, cup what's on the drum, and take a bag home while it's still warm.

Address
No. 14, Wheler Road Extension,
Cooke Town, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560005
Hours
Tuesday – Sunday · 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Monday — closed for roasting & maintenance
Roasting days
Batches go on the drum from 8:00 AM. Come early to catch first crack.
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08 — Get in Touch

Order, subscribe or say hello

Placing a wholesale order, joining the Drum Club, or booking a private cupping for your team? Send us a note and Ravi or the bar will get back to you — usually the same day.

  • Retail bags & the Drum Club subscription
  • Wholesale & café supply
  • Private cuppings & roastery tours

Prefer to talk? Call us or message on WhatsApp.

We read every note by hand and reply within a working day. No spam, ever.