THE FARM: The Lahamenegu wet mill in the Eastern Highlands is equipped with brand new machinery to take PNG cherries to the next level in quality control. While most smallholders wash and process coffee themselves and bring parchment to market, Lahamenegu has the capability to buy in cherry and control processing consistency. What’s even more exciting is that private ownership of a wet mill allows them to experiment with other processing methods rarely on offer for PNG coffee. The farms that supply this lot sit at 1550 meters of elevation.

This is a naturally-processed coffee, which is unique in PNG as drying process takes up too much time and space in other wet mills. But in this case, our buyer sources cherries from farmers in the wet mill’s registered supply chain and allocates up to four weeks of drying time on raised beds for the cherries to process.

OUR ROAST delivers a full-body cup that has berry and dark chocolate roast tones, nicely balanced with a hint of dried fruit, like cranberry, that’s noticeable but not over-powering. As the coffee cools there’s a bittersweet, earthy tone that’ll remind you of green tea.