$22.00
TASTING NOTES: Cinnamon aromas followed by notes of chocolate, grape and dark fruit with a velvety body.
ROAST LEVEL: Medium
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
REGION: Eastern Highlands
GROWER: Various small growers
ELEVATION: 1100masl
SOIL: Volcanic loam
PROCESS: Hand-picked, wet-hulled, two-step sun drying on raised beds
OTHER: Traceable, Organic Farm
FARM INFO
Coffee is a relative newcomer to Papua New Guinea considering that the commercial coffee production in the country dates back to 1926/1927 when the first Jamaica Blue Mountain seeds were planted. Making up a share of approx. 70% the coffee production is largely characterized by small farmers with land holdings that grow as little as 20 trees per plot in so called “coffee gardens” alongside subsistence crops. The country is generally dominated by fragmented mountain ranges, steep valleys and plateaus that are difficult to access.
Since many of the smallholder farmers live in such remote places, their coffee must be picked up by airplanes on grass landing strips, or for those lucky enough to have road access, it must be trucked to the nearest town - often struggling with broken axles from the trip.
The typical village-based grower in PNG uses no synthetic fertilizer or chemical pesticides. Leaf-fall from trees which shade it, together with the skin and pulp of freshly processed crop provide natural and nutrient-rich mulch. In order to process this coffee the farmer uses either their own small hand-operated pulping machine, or brings their coffee cherries to central washing stations.
$18.75
CUP PROFILE: Robust chocolate aromas lead to notes of roasted nuts and dark chocolate in this heavy bodied coffee. Our darkest roast without compromising flavor.
ROAST PROFILE: Darkest
COUNTRY: Honduras
ELEVATION: 1,100-1,650 masl
PROCESS: Washed
CULTIVAR: Various
OTHER NOTES: Single origin, traceable
PROP 65 WARNING
$18.75
CUP PROFLE: A blend of bittersweet chocolate and macadamia nut cookie. This bold cup is deep, dark and delicious.
PROP 65 WARNING
$18.95 $125.00
CUP PROFILE: Hints of chocolate sprinkles lead to a nutty base with a smooth, creamy body and clean finish in this approachable, comforting coffee.
Cherries received at the APG wet-mill are meticulously sorted and floated to remove underripe and damaged coffee before depulping. Depulped coffee undergoes an extended fermentation process with pH and temperature controls to promote optimum flavor profiles. After the coffee is washed it is slowly dried on raised beds. The dried coffee is stored in Grainpro cocoons until it is time to mill. The milling and preparation is also done at the APG dry mill, meaning the coffee enjoys personal care from farm to export. The APG dry mill is also recognized for its attention towards preparing specialty lots and was selected to mill the 2022 Cup of Excellence winning lots.