Roasted - Papua New Guinea Plantation

The Papua New Guinea flavour profile is as bold as the landscape itself. The Eastern Highlands, where our new lot of PNG is from, serves as a contrast to the better known Western Highlands. Here in the east, primarily small-holder farming communities rely on coffee as their sole cash crop. Exciting advancements in pulping, post-harvest processes, and drying equipment are helping growers to create exceptional offerings. Farming practices tend to be organic by default due to the high costs and logistical challenges of using chemicals, synthetic fertilizers, and pesticides (which are practically unheard of). Independent laboratories in Australia and Europe report no trace elements of chemicals or pollutants. Coffee from the Eastern Highlands proffers naturally low levels of caffeine and acidity. 

Despite facing challenges—remote locations and historically underdeveloped infrastructure—the country is actively seeking innovative solutions to enhance the quality of its coffee and improve the livelihoods of its dedicated community of small farmers.

In the cup, we have a strong and very tasty brew. We notice that taste remains unsubdued even when we brew large amounts of this pick in one go. We particularly enjoyed a dark roast profile which produced a medium acidity, pleasant mouthfeel, and more flavour than the sweeter cup we got at a lighter roast. Speaking of which, the PNG roasts very evenly, which is great for those of you newer to home roasting. Easy to roast. Easy to enjoy.

QUICK NOTES

REGION: Eastern Highlands
SUB-REGION: Various
PROCESS: AX Washed
DRYING: Sun-dried
ALTITUDE: 1,800 - 2,100 masl.
VARIETAL: Red Bourbon, Typica

NOTES ON GRADING

PNG’s unique grading system includes X and AX bean sizes. AX indicates that this lot features beans with screen sizes 14 to 17 (ranging in size between 5.5 and 6.75 millimeters).