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TASTING NOTES: Floral aromas followed by notes of cola, black cherry and citrus with a thick body.
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
SHOT PARAMETERS*
Dose: 18-20 grams
Beverage Weight: 32-35 grams
Time: 26-28 seconds
Days Rested: 5-7
*Please note that adjustments to the above may need to be made to account for your equipment, climate, tamp pressure, basket size
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.
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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.
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TASTING NOTES: Citrus aromas lead to notes of peanut brittle, chocolate, and lime with a thick body.
COUNTRY: Colombia
PRODUCER: ASOTBILBAO
REGION: Planadas, Tolima, Rio Blanco, Chaparral
ELEVATION: 1450 masl
SOIL: Clay minerals
PROCESS: Washed and dried in the sun
OTHER: Traceable, organic farm
*Please note that slight adjustments to the above may need to be made to account for your equipment, climate and aging of the beans
FARM INFO
This traceable coffee with a vibrant regional profile comes from the Cooperativa Multiactiva de Asociaciones Agropecuarias del Tolima (Multicoop) association. It has 379 producers with small farms in the municipalities of Planadas, Rioblanco, and Chapparal. Each producer has their own micro-mill where they carefully harvest cherries, depulp, ferment, wash and gently dry the parchment on raised beds. Their impeccable farm management and post-harvest practices culminate into a clean and consistent blend. But there are also just enough differences from farm to farm to create a rich complexity of flavors.
For many years Tolima has remained hidden in plain sight between other well-known coffee growing regions because armed conflict and coca leaf production isolated small coffee producers and exposed them to high rates of violence. As conflict has subsided in recent years, locally organized associations have taken the lead in creating market access for their coffee. Strategies like certifications have dominated this region's ability to differentiate coffee in a competitive market.
Origin photos by Royal Coffee