Papua New Guinea Western Highlands AA - Kimel

Apricot, orange peel, hops

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Bag Weight	60 KG BAG
Harvest Season	2020/21
Status	Spot
Lot Number	P608041-1

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About This Coffee

This washed AA grade coffee comes from locally owned Kimel plantation, located in the Waghi Valley of Papua New Guinea's Western Highlands, and founded in 1974 by Bobby Gibbs. The Kimel River which is located next to the plantation provides clean water. Education is offered to the children and medical facilities are provided for the workers and their families. Kimel Plantation practices environmentally friendly practices, including the use of pulp as organic fertilizer and recycling water.

Country of Origin	Papua New Guinea
Harvest Season	2020/21
Coffee Grade	PNG CA WA AA
Plant Species	Arabica

Region	Western Highlands
Farm Name	Kimel

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.

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.