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Gundikhan Estate
Saif Ulla
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Gundikhan Estate
Chandragiri· Washed
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Saif Ulla
Saif Ulla is the producer of Gundikhan Estate, located in the Baba Budangiri Hills of the Chikmagalur district in Karnataka, India. After earning a master of management degree from Leeds Beckett University and working in the United Kingdom, he returned to his family estate in 2015 to focus on specialty coffee production. He has since transformed the farm by replacing older plants with the Chandragiri varietal and implementing sustainable, wildlife-friendly agricultural practices. The estate is part of the KaadKaapi collective and shares a boundary with the Bhadra Tiger Reserve, where Ulla maintains a diverse ecosystem of native trees, tropical fruits, and spices alongside his coffee crops.
Farm: Gundikhan Estate →History
Gundikhan Estate is a long-established family farm near the historic Baba Budan coffee-growing area. Counter Culture began working with the KaadKaapi farmer collective in 2023 and sources this current estate lot through that relationship and Osito Coffee.
Published coffees linked to Saif Ulla
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Research last reviewed: 2026-10-05