LIMITED RELEASE: Papua New Guinea – Wahgi Valley

This beautiful blend of Bourbon and Typica varietals comes to us from various smallholder producers in PNG’s Western Highlands. The coffees are delivered in cherry by producers who own an average of 1.5 hectares of land, with about 2,500 coffee trees per hectare maximum.

Most of the coffee in Papua New Guinea is processed as Washed lots, and because of the very small size of the average farm, it is done at central processing units or washing stations that are privately or cooperatively owned and operated. The coffee is picked ripe and typically de-pulped the same day, then fermented for 24–48 hours before being washed clean of mucilage. Drying is typically done on tarpaulins or raised beds.