Hand-picked berries from vines trained up the same shade trees that shelter Araku's coffee groves.
Rather than clearing separate land for pepper, Araku's farmers train the vines up the trunks of the silver oak and jackfruit trees already standing in their coffee plots. It's an old form of intercropping that puts less pressure on the surrounding forest, and it means pepper here has always grown in partial shade rather than full sun — something that shows up in the flavour.
Berries are picked by hand as they ripen, then sun-dried on open ground until they darken into the familiar wrinkled black peppercorn. The pace is slow and seasonal, tied to the same December-to-February window the coffee harvest runs through.
Sun-dried whole berries, the standard export form, sold by sieve size.
Sorted to buyer-specified sieve size for consistent grinding and packing.
Packed in jute or export-standard cartons, customizable by order volume.
Current lot sizes and pricing vary by harvest — get in touch for our latest pepper spec sheet.
Samples and full specifications available for serious buyers in Germany, the United States and beyond.
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