We've Filtered Out Only The Best South Indian Filter Kaapis For You!

From the house of Bili Hu based in Karnataka comes this medium-dark and smooth roast speciality filter coffee made of a 100% Robusta coffee beans sourced from the celebrated Harley Estate in Sakleshpur. Expect the boldest coffee flavour, rich and full-bodied with a sweet corn-like aftertaste. It comes in a zip-locked bag. Make sure the bag is sealed well and stored in an airtight container, away from direct sunlight to preserve self life.  Read more about the brand and their offerings here. 

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 100% coffee

Price: INR 395 for 200gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Drip Filter 

Bringing us premium Arabica coffee from the estates of Chikmagalur since pre-independence (1938) times, Rise Up Coffee knows its filter coffee best! They have a range of blends in varying degrees of strength and aromas but our favourite has to be the Aroma Premium. A mixture of 90 percent coffee and 10 percent chicory and medium-smooth roasted, this will yield you an aromatic thick concoction, typical of a strong and fresh filter coffee, best enjoyed pulled with milk and jaggery. Once opened you will have to store this in an airtight steel container. Avoid keep it close to strong-smelling products. Read more about the brand here. 

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 90:10

Price: INR 250 for 250gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

An organic filter coffee from an organic brand! Nandan's coffee beans are handpicked from the lush green valleys of Kodaikanal and processed using biodynamic farming techniques. Their popular filter coffee blend, the South Special is inspired by the real deal. What you will taste is a traditional heavy-bodied, sweet and mildly bitter cuppa, thanks to the highly quality chicory and the perfect medium-dark roast of the Arabica and Robusta beans blend. You can make a strong decoction that will last at least a week in the fridge. If not, store the coffee in a seal bottle at room temperature. Read more about the brand here.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 90:10

Price: INR 486 for 250gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

Just the right creamy texture when brewed fresh (we've tried it and can vouch), Farmgate takes pride in its Namma Chennai Filter Coffee Blend. A signature that they say has only the finest Arabica beans sourced from their century-old coffee farms in Tamil Nadu, this filter coffee blend is ground and roasted (medium to dark roast) with chicory in an 80:20 ratio. Together what is created is a balanced coffee with a smooth bitter-sweet flavour, much like how locals in Chennai enjoy their daily filter coffee dose. Farmgate is exclusively selling on LBB, so you may want to grab your order while stocks last. Read more about the brand here.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 80:20

Price: INR 350 for 200gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

Very rarely would we recommend an instant filter coffee but TGL Co. Signature Filter Coffee Powder has a buoyant quality that's almost rare in filter coffee blends these days. This has to do with the 53% coffee and 47% chicory blend for a cup that is full-bodied, well-rounded and ample in the mouth without being overpowering! It finishes on a delicious earthy, nutty note. Although it tastes delicious, we do wish we got more for the price. Burning through the 100gms is easy! This instant coffee comes in a sealed bottle of its own so you don't have to worry about storage. Read more about the brand here.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 53:47

Price: INR 299 for 100gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Instant

Straight from the estates of Chikmagalur comes The Coffee Brewing Co's Royal India's fragrant and perfectly strong single-origin filter coffee. With an 80:20 ratio, it has that comforting, warm filter coffee flavour that we know and cherish so much. We've read some high praise on Amazon, including one person calling this brand their go-it. You can enjoy this one as a black too but we say go straight to pulling it through two glass tumblers, for a hot, milky and frothy cuppa. Read more about the brand here.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 80:20

Price: INR 310 for 250gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter or Espresso Machine

Meant to be enjoyed as a morning blend, Karnataka's Classic Coffees' Blaze Filter Coffee will jolt your senses awake with its heavy-bodied, intense and malty flavour profile. It has a malty fragrance and a pleasant bitter aftertaste, that mimics the authentic filter coffee perfectly. This 100% Arabica coffee is dark roasted and boasts of a bitter cocoa too. Though this is a heavy brew it tends to settle after a sip or two, so no morning jitters! Read more about the brand here.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 100% Coffee

Price: INR 350 for 250gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

This Bangalore-based coffee store takes its coffee as serious as a filter coffee tastes and so to replicate that exact bold flavour, they have the Desi Magic Bold Filter Coffee. These are available as whole Arabica coffee beans sourced from estates in Coorg, so no chicory. Once you grind these medium roasted beans your senses will be taken over by a delicious dark cocoa aroma. This translates in taste too, as a strong-bodied coffee with less acidity. You will want to store both the beans and ground coffee in an airtight, preferably glass jar. Best to freshly grind how you need for each use.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio:100% Coffee

Price: INR 310 for 200gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

Manufacturing some of the freshest filter coffee there is, Pepperberrys Co is after creating a blend that is as fragrant and strong - similar to South's favourite Kumbakonam Coffee (to be brewed with thick undiluted milk for the true experience), mmh! With a classic 80:20 coffee to chicory ratio, this filter coffee is the right amount of bitter is to coffee flavour as described by the founders. Read more about the brand here.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 80:20

Price: INR 200 for 250gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

Doesn't the name say enough? If not, True South, is a truly South Indian coffee and best bit is that it is ready-to-use! So filter kaapi lovers, you can enjoy your drink on the go. A purist maybe skeptical but we were pleasantly surprised at what we tasted: hot, strong coffee, with a kick as if you’d made it right then. Sold. One 20ml sachet will brew one strong cup of filter coffee, you buy the bigger pack (comes in a pouch with a nozzle), you will have to refrigerate after opening. Check them out on The LBB Shop.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 80:20

Price: INR 450 for 30, 30ml packs

Preferred Method of Brewing: Instant

We've grown up drinking Bru Filter Coffee from our grandma's kitchens (at least this writer has and the brand is going strong since 1929), so this pick reminds us of home! Best described as comfort in a cup, Bru's "green label" filter coffee boasts a rich, all-coffee flavour despite being a traditional 53% coffee and 47% chicory blend. Interestingly enough and although this a lightly roasted coffee, what we've seen our grandma do too, is brew a second decoction from the same batch of coffee and believe us, it tasted and smelled just as rich and aromatic. This filter coffee comes in nitro flush packaging to help retain freshness for longer periods of time.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 53:47

Price: INR 155 for 500gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Traditional South Indian Filter

VS Mani & Co's Instant Filter Coffee was a Covid-19 lockdown discovery to us and boy were we impressed! It's zero bitterness profile with all the makings of a rich, robust and flavourful filter coffee has us buying multiple packs on LBB. Their speciality coffee bean are sourced from different estates across India that is roasted to a medium and then blended with 40% chicory. It is the founder's granddad's secret recipe so you know it's going to taste ace and all you will need is 5 minutes to make it.

Coffee to Chicory Ratio: 60:40

Price: INR 29 for 100gm

Preferred Method of Brewing: Instant

If you're here, it's clear that you love coffee in general so here's a list of the Best Coffee Powder To Buy Online and some of the Easy-To-Use Artisan Coffee Brands we love!