Papua New Guinea Okapa

11.5 GBP

Producer Various Smallholders Origin Daulo, Goroka and Ungai Bena Districts Varietal Typica Altitude: 1200-1500 metres above sea level Process: Washed Flavours: Juicy Berries, Elderflower, Vanilla, Rose About This Coffee This lot is sourced from 1,500 smallholder farmers partnered with the Outspan 4 Mile wetmill in Goroka. These farmers cultivate the typica and mundo novo varieties at altitudes up to 1,500masl. The mill buys ripe cherries and processes them centrally to ensure complete control of cherry selection and processing. The coffee is harvested by selecting only the cherries that have reached perfect ripeness. The beans are then depulped manually using a pulping machine. Afterward, they are placed in a container with water for an initial separation, removing any beans that float. The coffee is transferred to an open tank to ferment for about 12 hours. It is then washed two or three times until all the mucilage is removed. Finally, the beans are dried on patios for around seven days before completing in mechanical dryers. The Region Eastern Highlands Province is the largest coffee-producing province in Papua New Guinea, with an average altitude of between 1,100 and 2,000 meters above sea level. Farmers grow coffee using traditional methods, mostly without the use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides. They are smallholder farmers with an average land area of 0.5 hectares. Growing Coffee in Papua New Guinea Although PNG has often produced more than 1 million bags of coffee annually, the average has dropped below 1 million over the last 10 years. The vast majority of coffee in PNG (95%) is grown in the highland regions near the center of the country. These coffee exhibit the heavy body characteristic of this part of the world along with the savory sweet flavors. Coffee from PNG is graded using a unique matrix that reflects not only screen size but bean shape, defect count, and color in addition to aroma and cup quality with A/X, being the highest quality available. History of Coffee in Papua New Guinea Compared to the speed with which Europeans colonized other parts of the world, they seemed to spill over Oceania in slow motion. So, although the highlands of PNG are textbook coffee land, commercial coffee production was not established until 1928. In typical British colonial style, coffee was initially grown on plantations (though atypically planted with Blue Mountain from Jamaica). The history of colonial New Guinea mirrors that of central Africa. Feeling left out of the general expansionist trend, Germany grabbed a portion of northern New Guinea in the late 1800’s and then lost it during WWI. The Japanese invaded PNG during WWII and the island saw fierce fighting for much of the war. For most of the 20th century, administrative responsibility for PNG and its ever evolving configuration (and name) rested with Australia. Roast Light/ Medium Brew Filter & Espresso

Origin

Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands Province

Process

washed

Varietal

Typica

Altitude

1350 m