Tasting Notes: Black Currant, Tropical Fruit, Rose
Producer: 600 producers organized around Kagamuga Dry Mill
Region: Jiwaka and Western Highlands Provinces, Papua New Guinea
Growing Elevation: 1520 - 1770 masl
Process: Natural
Varietals: Blue Mountain, Arusha, Mundo Novo, Bourbon
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This coffee was purchased through Royal Coffee as part of their "Royal Gem" collection. This is one of two of the first offerings we have sourced from Royal.
When our QC team sampled coffees from Royal Coffee to add to our 2025 offerings, this Papua New Guinea stood out as a crowd favorite. From the very first sniff, you'll find fruity and floral fragrances. The flavor profile is bursting with tastes of berries, currants, tropical fruits, and rose. As the coffee settles on your palate, the aftertaste is one that will remind you of being a kid sipping on Swiss Miss hot chocolate. We hope this coffee amazes you as much as it does us!
This unique natural lot is made possible by Monpi Coffee, a miller and exporter based in both Garoka and Mt. Hagen, the two main coffee industry hubs in PNG’s highlands. Monpi also partners with independent washing stations and occasionally commissions specific processing styles in collaboration with participating growers. In this case, Monpi worked with the Kindeng Wet Mill to sort and separate exemplary cherry prior to the typical depulping phase, and directly dry the fruit as a full natural, a process that takes a full month in Jiwaka’s cool highlands. Once the drying is complete, the coffee is transported to Monpi’s Kagamuga dry mill for hulling, and finally fully milled for export in Garoka.
You can learn more about this coffee on Royal's website here.
