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Monkey Parchment Coffee: Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and South Indian Plantations in Chikmagalur

In 2025, the Setty family business marked Panduranga Coffee brand's 87th year. Panduranga Coffee is involved in all aspects of the niche producer's coffees: "growing, manufacturing, transporting and selling the products to the consumer," ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/04/2025

Monkey Parchment Coffee: Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and South Indian Plantations in Chikmagalur

Panduranga Coffee was founded in 1938 by Sri Papanna Setty, according to the "About Us" page of the premium coffee roasters' website (https://www.pandurangacoffee.com/pages/about-us).

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/02/2025

Monkey Parchment Coffee: Biodynamic Methods and Cosmic Cycles on Indian Organic Farms With Civets

The land of Balmaadi (Anglicized: Balmades) Estates merges with a shola forest, according to the "About Us" page of the niche producer's website (https://www.balmaadi.com/about-us/). The forests that characterize the upper reaches of the ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 09/02/2025

Cassie Liversidge’s Homegrown Tea Planting, Harvesting, Blending Guide

For those wondering about chicory, which appears as the third from last image in the text of this post: Chicory (Chicorium intybus) delights not only as a coffee substitute but also as an herbal tea. Chicory combines well with other tisane ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/29/2025

Trung Nguyen Gourmet Fox and Weasel Coffees: Asian Civets, Vietnamese Beans, and World Markets

The Weasel Coffee product page on Trung Nguyên Coffee website notes the naturalness and the safety of the brand's civet coffee (https://trungnguyencoffeevn.com/product/ca-phe-chon-weasel-250-gram/). The process of "making" Weasel Coffee entails ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/29/2025

Monkey Parchment Coffee: Formosan Rock Macaques (Macaca cyclopis) and Specialty Brews From Taiwan

For those wondering about the fifth image in the text of the this post: The depiction of the Formosan rock monkey as Macacus Cyclopis was made by German natural history artist Joseph Wolf (Jan. 22, 1820-April 20, 1899). The illustration ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/29/2025

Monkey Parchment Coffee: Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) and South Indian Plantations in Chikmagalur

For those asking about Panduranga Coffee Works in Chikmagalur: Panduranga Coffee Works operates as the retail store for Panduranga Coffee brand. The store is located on MG Road, near the intersection with Shetty Street, in ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/29/2025

Jacu Bird Coffee From Brazil: Biodynamic Agriculture, Cosmic Cycles, and Organic Farming

For those wondering about the illustration of Penelope obscura that appears as the first image in the text of this post: Dark guan (Penelope obscura), also known as dusky-legged guan, was depicted by Henrik Grønvold (Sep. 6, 1858-March 23, ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/29/2025

Coin Features British History and Lore

I believe it is allowed. Generally, the sitting monarch is alone on one side of a coin, but there may be exceptions. In Canada there are with historical tribute to the penny. Some have the monarch who was on pennies when a design was in use. ...

blackspanielgallery, on 08/28/2025

Coin Features British History and Lore

It's interesting that the afore-wizzleyed coin invokes Queens Elizabeth II and Victoria even as the poem The faerie queen is for Queen Elizabeth I. Is there a protocol about not including two monarchs on a coin side? Otherwise, Queen Elizabeth ...

DerdriuMarriner, on 08/28/2025

Birthday Party for an Adult

Your comment four boxes below, on July 17, 2021, particularly catches my attention every time I re-visit this wizzley. The afore-mentioned comment is helpful, informative and interesting, the latter particularly because of the number of ...