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The History, Culture, and Stories of Papua New Guinea Kimel Estate's Premium Single-Origin Coffee Beans

Papua New Guinea's coffee production is not very high, and all its coffee beans are carefully processed washed Arabica beans. Generally, washed coffee beans are full of bright fruit aromas but don't have strong acidity. Their characteristics include a silky smooth mouthfeel and wonderful fragrance, with moderate acidity, making them a rare coffee variety that combines high body with medium acidity.

Flavor: Nuts, sugarcane, spices

In recent years, Papua New Guinea coffee has begun representing Oceania in the world specialty coffee ranks with its unique high-quality washed Arabica beans. Papua New Guinea coffee features full, well-formed beans, moderate acidity, and a mellow, aromatic flavor profile.

Papua New Guinea is an island nation in Oceania. In Malay, "Papua" means "curly hair." It is said that in 1545, explorer Ortiz Retez arrived at the island and discovered that most of the island's inhabitants had curly hair, so he called it "the island of curly-haired people," and this name has been passed down ever since. Papua New Guinea is located east of Indonesia, has a standard island climate, is situated between the equator and 10 degrees south latitude, features tropical rainforest volcanic rocks and plateau terrain, with elevations ranging from 1,200-2,500 meters, making it a paradise for coffee cultivation.

Kimel Estate, Papua New Guinea

Region: Waghi Valley

Producer: Kimel Estate

Altitude: 1,580 meters

Varieties: Arusha, Blue Mountain, Catimor, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Typica

Processing: Traditional washed processing

Grade: AA

Soil: Well-drained volcanic geology

Harvest Period: March - April

Flavor Description: Caramel, cream bread, sugarcane juice sweetness, grapefruit acidity, candied jujube flavor

Papua New Guinea is located east of Indonesia, has a standard island climate, is situated between the equator and 10 degrees south latitude, features tropical rainforest volcanic rocks and plateau terrain, with elevations ranging from 1,200-2,500 meters, making it a paradise for coffee cultivation. Local production is not large, with 85% of total production coming from smallholder garden cultivation systems. They join local cooperatives to share processing equipment. Coffee is the second-largest agricultural export by volume from PNG, demonstrating the importance of the coffee industry to the country. Due to different coffee varieties than Indonesia, higher altitudes than Sumatra, and the use of washed processing, PNG coffee's regional flavor is completely different from Indonesia's muffled and low notes, instead having brightness, sweet and sour notes, and floral and fruit aromas.

Kimel Estate was established in 1974 by Australian businessman Bobby Gibbs, named after the adjacent river (Kimel River). Currently, 432 employees, mainly from the Opais tribe, live here. Although the owner is foreign, coffee production and estate management are handled by local farmers. The estate also provides comprehensive educational institutions and medical facilities. Coffee trees on the estate are cultivated under shade, which not only regulates temperature but also reduces excessive sunlight. Local farmers also adopt practices that don't burden the environment during production, such as water resource recycling and using remaining berries as compost. The estate grows numerous varieties, from traditional Typica and Bourbon to rare Blue Mountain varieties, allowing the coffee produced here to better resist various diseases, pests, and natural disasters while stabilizing quality and bringing more elements to coffee flavor.

Papua New Guinea Kimel Estate Peaberry

Region: Waghi Valley

Producer: Kimel Estate

Grade: PB

Varieties: Arusha, Blue Mountain, Catimor, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Typica

Altitude: 1,500 meters

Processing Method: Washed

Kimel Estate is located in the Western Highlands' Waghi Valley near the Kimel River Valley in Papua New Guinea and has its own dedicated washing station. In fact, this is an estate jointly owned by many independent small coffee farmers from the surrounding Opais ethnic group. Washed Papua New Guinea coffee always has brighter and more fruity acidity expression, while peaberries have an even smoother mouthfeel and nutty aroma.

Product Name: Papua New Guinea Kimel Estate Peaberry Cupping Score 92

Region: Wahgi Valley in the Goroka Highlands, Western Region, near Mt. Hagen mountains

Producer: Kimel Estate

Varieties: Arusha, Blue Mountain, Catimor, Caturra, Mundo Novo, Typica

Grade: Peaberry

Altitude: 1,500 meters

Processing: Traditional washed processing

Harvest Period: April to September

Flavor Characteristics: Spicy notes, nuts, sweet and refreshing sugarcane, creamy smooth lactose sensation

Soft and smooth, sweet and pleasant, with distinct layers of fruit acidity, and a sweet aftertaste.

Introduction:

Papua New Guinea coffee was first introduced by Dutch sailors in the late 18th century, propagated in the Rigo area in 1892. By 1908, Papua New Guinea already had 180 acres of land planted with coffee. By 1970, Papua New Guinea could produce 460,000 bags of coffee. Today, Papua New Guinea's annual coffee production can reach 900,000 to 1.2 million bags. Papua New Guinea is mainly divided into four provinces, including Eastern Highlands, Momase, New Guinea Islands, and Southern. Located east of the Indonesian archipelago, Papua New Guinea's terrain is predominantly highland, featuring both large estates/farms and smallholder cultivation models, growing multiple coffee varieties.

Papua New Guinea coffee flavor is completely different from other Asian regions such as Indonesia, South Asia India, or Pacific island coffees. Compared to mostly semi-washed (wet-hulled) Indonesian beans (Sumatra, Sulawesi) that exhibit low acidity, rich body, and earthy tones, washed Papua New Guinea coffee always has brighter and more fruity acidity expression, similar to Central American coffee flavors.

Kimel Estate was established in 1974 by Australian Bobby Gibbs, located in the Wahgi Valley in the Goroka Highlands, Western Region, near Mt. Hagen mountains. The land tenants are the indigenous Opais people, operating as a cooperative estate. The estate covers 620 hectares and employs 432 people. It has established schools and medical centers to provide convenient care for employees and their families. Due to fertile volcanic soil, cold alpine microclimate, lush original forests, planting using Albizias and Grevilleas shade trees, good management practices, and environmentally friendly cultivation methods that maintain natural ecosystems, using organic fertilizers and recycling treated wastewater for irrigation. Due to quality control and effective management, Kimel Estate coffee has become one of Papua New Guinea's best-known coffees.

This batch is Kimel Estate Peaberry washed coffee, grown at an altitude of 1,500 meters. One of the varieties comes from Typica seedlings introduced from Jamaica's Blue Mountain region in 1957, transported across oceans to be planted on this land. The location in the optimal coffee growing zone provides these seedlings with excellent climate and soil, creating unique conditions for excellent coffee production quality. Flavor characteristics: spicy notes, nuts, sweet and refreshing sugarcane, creamy smooth lactose sensation, soft and smooth, sweet and pleasant, with distinct layers of fruit acidity, and a sweet aftertaste.

Papua New Guinea. Waghi Valley. Kimel Estate AA

Papua New Guinea Wahgi Valley Kimel AA

Local production is not large, with about 85% of total coffee production coming from smallholder garden cultivation systems. Smallholders join local cooperatives to share processing equipment. Coffee is the second-largest agricultural export by volume from PNG, demonstrating the importance of the coffee industry to PNG's economy. Due to different coffee varieties than Indonesia, higher altitudes than Sumatra, and the use of washed processing, PNG coffee's regional flavor is completely different from Indonesia's muffled and low notes, instead having brightness, sweet and sour notes, and floral and fruit aromas, similar to South American flavors.

Papua New Guinea has a transcendent, pristine natural environment with vast and fertile land. Its unique volcanic rock 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.

Large plantations typically have their own washing stations, while smaller individual coffee farmers can better control output quality and flavor expression. Kimel Estate, located in the Western Highlands' Waghi Valley near the Kimel River Valley in Papua New Guinea, like many large farms/estates, has its own dedicated washing station. In fact, this is an estate jointly owned by many independent small coffee farmers from the surrounding Opais ethnic group. In a sense, this is a private cooperative. Due to excellent growing environment conditions and the washing station's stable quality control processes, the produced coffee has active brightness while retaining a considerable degree of Papua New Guinea coffee's unique flavor characteristics.

Hand Brew Papua New Guinea

15g coffee, medium grind (small Fuji ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, 88-89°C water temperature. First pour 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g then stop, wait until the bed level drops to halfway, then continue pouring slowly until 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Another special feature is the diversity of coffee varieties grown at Kimel—so many that you can't count them on one hand: Typica, Arusha, Blue Mountain, Mundo Novo, Catimor, Caturra... and even more. In fact, just as you don't put all your eggs in one basket, most farmers actually plant different varieties to avoid the risk of poor growth or production not meeting expectations due to a particular variety's unsuitability, which also creates interesting expressions in their coffee flavor characteristics.

This peaberry from Kimel Estate has some spicy notes in the mouthfeel, with sweet and refreshing nuts and sugarcane flavors upon entry, a creamy smooth lactose sensation. The peaberry's mouthfeel is even more solid, with overall balanced and smooth performance. Rich flavor, pleasant aroma, without herbal or earthy notes, its texture is as rich and mellow as Van Gogh's paintings.

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Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk

Origin: Papua New Guinea

Country: Papua New Guinea

Grade: PB Peaberry

Region: Waghi Valley

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Washed

Varieties: Arusha, Catimor, Caturra

Estate: Kimel Estate

Now, let me introduce PB, the full name Peaberry, which we often call round beans. Usually, a coffee cherry contains two seeds—these are our common coffee beans, with one curved side and one flat side, similar to peanut shape, which we call flat beans. Peaberries, on the other hand, have only one coffee bean in a coffee cherry, and the bean shape is oval. They account for a very small proportion of the entire coffee tree's fruit. Peaberries are all selected one by one by hand, ensuring overall quality, so it's not surprising that they taste good.

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