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Kimel Estate: A Unique Coffee Diversity

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Another special characteristic of Kimel lies in the diversity of coffee varieties cultivated, so numerous they cannot be counted on one hand: Typica, Arusha, Blue Mountain, Mundo Novo, Catimor, Caturra... and even more. In fact, just as one wouldn't put all eggs in the same basket, most farmers actually plant different varieties to avoid the risk of poor growth or production not meeting expectations for specific varieties, which also creates interesting expressions of their coffee flavor characteristics.

This Peaberry from Kimel Estate presents subtle spiced notes on the palate, followed by the sweet and refreshing flavors of nuts and sugarcane upon entry. It possesses a creamy, silky smoothness, with the peaberry's texture being even more substantial. The overall performance is balanced and smooth. The flavor is rich, the aroma delightful, with no herbal or earthy notes. Its texture is as intense and mellow as Van Gogh's paintings.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Origin: Papua New Guinea

Coffee Details

Country: Papua New Guinea
Grade: PB Peaberry
Region: Waghi Valley
Roast Level: Medium Roast
Processing Method: Washed
Varieties: Arusha, Catimor, Caturra
Estate: Kimel Estate

Understanding Peaberry Coffee

Now let me introduce PB, the full name Peaberry, which we commonly call round beans. Typically, one coffee cherry contains two seeds—these are our common coffee beans, with one side curved and one side flat, similar to peanut shape, which we call flat beans. Peaberries, however, occur when only one coffee bean develops inside a coffee cherry. The bean shape is oval, and among all fruits on a coffee tree, they occupy an extremely small proportion. Peaberries are all selected by hand, one by one, ensuring overall quality, so it's no surprise they taste excellent.

Papua New Guinea Coffee Characteristics

Papua New Guinea's coffee production is not very high, and its coffee beans are all carefully processed washed Arabica beans. Generally, washed coffee beans are filled with bright fruit notes but without strong acidity. Their characteristics include a silky smooth mouthfeel and wonderful aroma, with moderate acidity—making them a relatively rare coffee variety that combines high body with medium acidity.

Flavor Notes: Nuts, sugarcane, spices

In recent years, Papua New Guinea coffee has begun representing Oceania in the world of specialty coffee with its unique high-quality washed Arabica beans. Papua New Guinea coffee is characterized by full-bodied beans, moderate acidity, and fragrant, mellow口感.

Brewing Method

Hand-poured Papua New Guinea: 15g coffee, medium grind (Fuji Royal hand grinder with ghost tooth burrs #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, let bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop pouring, wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to halfway, then continue slow pouring until reaching 225g. Discard the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Origin and Geography

Papua New Guinea is an island nation in Oceania. In Malay, "Papua" means "curly hair." It is said that in 1545, explorer Retes reached this island and found that most islanders had curly hair, so he called it "the island of curly-haired people," hence this name, which has been passed down ever since. Papua New Guinea is east of Indonesia, has a typical island climate, located between the equator and 10°S latitude, with tropical rainforest, volcanic rocks, and plateau terrain. The altitude ranges from 1200-2500 meters, making it a paradise for coffee cultivation.

Local production is not large, with about 85% of total coffee production coming from smallholder garden cultivation systems. Small farmers join local cooperatives to share processing equipment. Coffee is Papua New Guinea's second-largest agricultural export by volume, demonstrating the importance of the coffee industry to the country's economy. Due to different coffee varieties from Indonesia, higher altitude than Sumatra, plus washed processing, PNG coffee's regional characteristics differ from Indonesia's mellow and deep notes, instead showing brightness, sweet-sourness, and floral-fruity aromas, similar to South American flavors.

Papua New Guinea possesses a transcendent, pristine natural environment with vast, fertile land. Its unique volcanic soil and abundant rainfall create excellent natural conditions for coffee growth. Papua New Guinea's top-quality coffee beans are as beautiful and precious as the country's national bird, the bird of paradise.

Kimel Estate: A Cooperative Excellence

Large plantations typically have their own washing stations, while smaller individual coffee farmers can better control the quality and flavor expression of their output. Located in the Waghi Valley of Papua New Guinea's western highlands, near the Kimel River Valley, Kimel Estate, like many large plantations, has its own dedicated washing station. However, in reality, this is an estate jointly owned by numerous independent small coffee farmers from the surrounding Opais people—making it, in a sense, a private cooperative. Due to excellent growing conditions and the washing station's stable quality control processes, the produced coffee possesses vibrant brightness while retaining a considerable degree of Papua New Guinea coffee's unique flavor characteristics.

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