Papua New Guinea - Korgua Estate A (2022 Crop)

Heavy body, pear, dates, toffee, cinnamon
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Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2021/22
Status Spot
Lot Number P609497-2
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About This Coffee

This is a grade A, washed coffee from the Kuta Ridge area of Waghi Valley. Located in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea, the Korgua Estate continues to provide us with great coffees.

Estates have become less and less common in Papua New Guinea. Brian Leahy, the owner of Korgua Estate and Kuta Mill, decided to establish the estates on neutral ground so that coffee growers from rival tribes could bring their coffees to market without disruption. 

Country of Origin Papua New Guinea
Harvest Season 2021/22
Coffee Grade PNG CA WA A
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Processing Washed
Variety Bourbon, Typica
Region Nebilyer Valley, Western Highlands
Farm Name Korgua Estate
Soil Volcanic loam

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. 

  • Region Nebilyer Valley, Western Highlands
  • Farm Name Korgua Estate
  • Wet Mill Kuta Mill
  • Processing Washed
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Bourbon, Typica
  • Soil Volcanic loam
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot No
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade PNG CA WA A
  • CTRM Contract Number P609497-2
  • Country of Origin Papua New Guinea
  • Warehouse The Annex

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