6.1°S 145.4°E · 1,300–1,900 maslGrown in Eastern Highlands (Goroka)

Papua New Guinean coffee

Most of the country's coffee grows in small village gardens in the highlands. Its Typica is often traced to Jamaica Blue Mountain seed planted in the 1930s, but the cup is wilder and fruitier.

From the expedition filesA highland crop grown mostly in village gardens of two hectares or less.Read the Papua New Guinea file, with every source →

Region: Eastern Highlands (Goroka)
Altitude: 1,300–1,900 masl
Varieties: Typica, Bourbon, Arusha
Process: Washed

Harvest calendar

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In the cup

Tropical fruitBrown sugarCocoaHerbs

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Fruit

Chocolate

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