Arrived March 2011 as new crop Papua New Guinea Goroka A is a terrific coffee at a reasonable price. After a disappointing crop last year, the quality of this lot is very high and we are glad to have PNG coffee back for the fan base that it has built. It really has that distinct family connection to Blue Mountain coffee from Jamaica, except today this origin is probably superior, and a whole lot less costly. All plantings are exclusively Arabica, concentrating on the Typica varieties. Coffee is grown at 5000 feet in elevation.  Lutheran Missionaries were considered the first to introduce coffee seedlings into the Highlands of New Guinea in the pre WWII years. The first plantations were established in Goroka by an Australian explorer James Leahy. During the 1950s and 60s villages were encouraged to grow coffee as a cash crop. Today over 300,000 smallholder growers accounting for 85% of the 65,000 tons of coffee that PNG produces annually, some of it world class.
Each household or grower group has an average of less than 1,500 coffee trees (less than 20 bags of coffee). Almost all production is shade grown, reducing the dependence on fertilizers or other physical inputs and allowing coffee to mature slowly. This augers well for its quality. This Goroka A is an especially nice lot and will not likely be here long. Cup Characteristics: Unique flavor profile has smoky, hickory background note reminiscent of better Jamaica coffees. Layered, refined sweetness. This is an example of PNG coffee at its best. Roasting Notes: We've been stopping this roast just before the start of second crack. We find this roast level has significant body but the notable hickory notes are present as is the acidity. The coffee is capable of being roasted slightly darker as well, into second crack.
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| 1 | $7.79 | | 2-4 | $7.40 | | 5-19 | $7.01 | | 20+ | $6.23 |
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