Delicious Papua – Roasted Coffee Gift Tin 300g

Taste & Crema

Papua New Guinea SHG PB coffee has a wonderful, full-bodied, caramel-chocolate flavor. You will enjoy a touch of citrus, which adds a fresh and lovely finish. There is also a welcome trace of exotic spices. Its medium acidity makes it one of the most popular coffees. The crema is subtle but cohesive.

Origins

You have just stumbled upon a coffee that's unique in every way. Just look at it. Round coffee beans are rarely found in the fruit of coffee plants. The so-called peaberry (caracolillo in Spanish) can only be found in 5% of all coffee cherries. After pollination, the flowers of the coffee plant, Coffea, usually develop into a coffee cherry containing two seeds, the coffee beans. In rare cases, however, there is only one bean in the cherry –⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ a round one. Even scientists have not yet been able to explain the rare mutation. But that does not change the fact that peaberry is one of the most sought-after varieties.

If the so-called pearls appear, they're usually picked from the rest of the harvest. In addition to their interesting shape, they are also harder and carry a more distinct aroma. For this reason, peaberries are roasted using a special process that allows the heat to penetrate the entire grain. The result is a coffee with an intense flavor and an interesting profile.

When describing the advantages of Papua New Guinea SHG PB coffee, we must not forget its origins, which has a hand in its excellence. Although Papua New Guinea accounts for just 1% of the world coffee market, its place among producers is unassailable. It exports an overwhelming majority of high-quality Arabica, which, thanks to cultivation in remote locations in the mountains, has the characteristics of organic coffee. Coffee farms provide a livelihood for around 40% of the local population, the vast majority of whom own truly miniature plantations.

The province of Goroka lies in the country's eastern highlands at an altitude of around 1,600m. Its mild climate is known as the "eternal spring". The days are pleasantly warm, and the nights are refreshingly cool. The main crop of the local farmers are coffee trees, which can be found almost all over the region. However, old plantations are gradually being demolished, often due to a lack of infrastructure. New plantations are being established by farmers high up in the mountains, in places without previous human influence. The harvest is exceptionally pure and of high quality.

Red coffee cherries are harvested between May and August in Papua New Guinea. They are processed by what is known as a washing process, using water. In this water, the coffee is mechanically stripped of its skins and pulp is removed through fermentation. The green coffee beans are then dried in tumble dryers or direct sunlight.