PAPUA NEW GUINEA ARUFA AX 250g (FILTER)
Bright passionfruit acidity meets juicy red cherry sweetness, balanced by a rich, velvety dark chocolate finish.
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PRODUCER
Various smallholder farmers
COUNTRY
Papua New Guinea
MICRO REGION
Jiwaka Province
VARIETAL(S)
Typica & Bourbon
ALTITUDE
1653m Above Sea Level
PROCESSING
Natural
ROAST LEVEL
Light ( Filter )
About
This special lot from Monpi coffee is made entirely from smallholder farms from Jiwaka Province. The region’s high altitudes and fertile lands not only help to provide the optimum setting for coffee growing, but also microclimate providing lots from Arufa their unique characteristics.
For harvesting, the coffee cherry is selectively handpicked; with producers aiming to only pick ‘full maroon cherries’. Once picked, the cherries are assessed by hand sorting and removing any under/over ripe or defective beans from the quality stock.
Once sorted, the coffee cherry is taken to be dried. This will either be on raised beds or tarpaulins on the ground, depending on quality.
Once placed on the beds, the coffee cherry is continuously stirred. This allows moisture outside of the bean to be dried by the breeze. The drying beds will often be cared for by women of producer families, who will hand sort through to remove any further defects.For these natural cherries, the drying process will take
around a month, depending on the climate. Once the beans…