- Region Kunjin - Western Highlands
- Variety Arusha, Bourbon, Typica
- Farm Various farms
- Process Washed
- Elevation 1400-1900 masl
- The Cup Mellow, soft and balanced with praline, black tea and grapefruit.
Papua New Guinea
Variety: Arusha, Bourbon, Typica
Processing: Washed
Farm: Various farms
Kunjin
Kunjin is a house name used to describe coffees sourced from various smallholder producers in PNG's Western Highlands. Coffees are delivered in cherry form by producers who own an average of 1.5 hectares of land, with about 2,500 coffee trees per hectare maximum.
Washed
Most of the coffee in Papua New Guinea is processed as Washed lots, and generally speaking, because of the very small size of the average farm, it is done at central processing units or washing stations that are privately or cooperatively owned and operated. The coffee is picked ripe and typically depulped the same day, then fermented for 24–48 hours before being washed clean of mucilage. Drying is typically done on tarpaulins or raised beds.
Arusha, Bourbon, Typica
Although this offering is not traceable down to a single variety, it is comprised of Arusha, Bourbon, and Typica — the most commonly cultivated varieties in this region.
Papua New Guinea
In the contemporary global coffee industry, Papua New Guinea is wholly unique both in how coffee is harvested and exported from the country. While there are some estates and plantations, most coffee production comes from smallholder farmers, each with around 1–2 hectares of land called “gardens” on which they grow small amounts of coffee along with whatever else a family or community might need for use or sale.