CUPPING NOTES: Blueberry, Plum, Spiced Apple Cider, Rose, Nutmeg, Chocolate
REGION: Ulya, Jiwaka Province, Papua New Guinea
ALTITUDE: 1500-1700 MASL
PROCESSING: Full Natural and Dried In The Sun
VARIETALS: Bourbon, Arusha, Typica
Soil: Volcanic Loam

Details: PNG might also be one of the most underexplored and challenged coffee origins at least in terms of supply chain. Farms are small and located in remote areas where individual producers, along with family support, manage their own land averaging just a few acres in size. They only have access to organic inputs and little to no infrastructure for post harvest processing beyond picking and sorting cherries. Supply chain support can be very challenging for small producers in PNG. Fortunately, a new exporter called Monpi Coffee Exporters is working to provide supply chain support for more than 1000 producers who cultivate coffee around the Waghi Valley region. Monpi Coffee has invested in a centralized wet mill, local warehouses and logistics to facilitate moving coffee to their wet mill also located near the town of Ulya.