India may be known as a tea drinking nation but that has been changing over the years owing to an increasing number of boutique roasters and artisanal coffee brands that have sprouted over time. Unlike instant or regular filter coffees, making these coffees is a slow and immersive process.

Coffee lovers are going beyond the plain cup of black or milk coffee to indulge in grinding, mixing, stirring and playing with flavour profiles. Much of this within the home, where the pandemic has given many people more leisure and an appetite for experimentation. The viral Dalgona coffee from 2020 or the Proffee (protein coffee) from 2021 are signs of the phenomenon. Among coffee drinkers, owning and carrying a portable coffee grinder, filter and different roasts is commonplace now.