Natural Papua New Guinea Jiwaka Arufa

Papua New Guinea isn’t known for naturally processed coffee… most of what’s exported currently is fully washed.  In this case the exporter, Monpi, worked with a local wet mill by the name of Kindeng Wet Mill to sort and separate exemplary cherry prior to depulping to separate out cherry to be dried as a full natural, a process that takes a full month in Jiwaka’s cool highlands.  Once the coffee was dried to ~10.5-11% moisture it was transported to the Kagamuga dry mill for hulling and then in Goroka milled for export.

Monpi maintains a unit to support smallholders directly through training and community support.  The team oversees training on agricultural practices, gender equality, youth inclusion, climate change mitigation and environmental preservation.

Tasting notes:  Green Apple, Mango, Banana, Pineapple and Cocoa