Description
An easy drinking heavy-bodied washed PNG peaberry lot, featuring notes of dark chocolate, brown sugar, blackberry, and black tea.
This washed Peaberry Plus lot offers a pleasantly round, creamy, heavy body balanced by a smooth medium acidity. On the palate, rich base notes of dark chocolate and brown sugar are layered with subtle fruit hints of blackberry, dried plum, and a touch of bright citrus. The cup finishes with a clean black tea quality that showcases the well-balanced, mellow character of the region.
A peaberry is a naturally occurring genetic mutation where a coffee cherry produces a single, round seed instead of the usual pair of flat-sided beans. Occurring in roughly 5% to 10% of any coffee harvest, these individual oval beans absorb all the nutrients of the cherry during growth rather than sharing them with a twin. Because peaberries are small, dense, and uniformly round, they roll easily and roast exceptionally evenly in the drum, often delivering a highly concentrated flavor profile and a dense, sweet mouthfeel.
The processing is centralized at the Lahamenegu wet mill, which has been operated by Volcafe PNG in the Eastern Highlands since 1995. Refreshed with modern machinery to elevate quality control, the mill purchases freshly harvested cherries daily directly from local smallholder farms within a 30-kilometer radius. By purchasing cherry directly rather than receiving parchment, the mill maintains complete control over processing consistency while expanding supply chain traceability for local producers.
Cultivated by various smallholder producers across approximately 600 hectares of land in the Eastern Highlands, this coffee thrives at an elevation of 1,550 meters above sea level in fertile, loamy volcanic soil. The lot consists of traditional Typica, Bourbon, and Caturra varieties.