New Guinea Kimel Peaberry
Channel: Old Bisbee Roasters
Date: 26/04/2016

Roasting now: http://www.oldbisbeeroasters.com/Papua-New-Guinea-p/new_guinea_kimel.htm

The aroma reminds me of black cherry. In the cup, it’s big and bold with notes of dry cacao and dark toasted bread crust. The taostiness follows through the finish, where a hint of that opening black cherry returns.

About this Coffee

GROWER: Kimel Plantation 
REGION: Town of Banz, Western Highlands, Waghi Valley (approx. 50km South of Mount Hagen), Papua New Guinea
ALTITUDE: 1,580 meters
PROCESS: Wet processed
VARIETY: Mondo Novo, Blue Mountain, Typica, Arusha, Caturra, Catimor
HARVEST: March - April
SOIL: Sandy loam
CERTIFICATION: Conventional

Kimel plantation was first established in 1974 by an Australian, Bobby Gibbs. It is now owned by traditional landowners, the Opais being the main tribe. Although locally owned, the plantation is managed by expatriate personnel, appointed by the local directors with extensive experience in plantation management. The plantation has a permanent workforce of 432 and they are housed on the estate in bush housing. The estate also provides schooling for the children and medical facilities for the workforce and their dependents. Clean running water has been made available to the estate workers by way of a community project financed by one of their overseas clients, and its implementation is overseen by the estate’s management. Since the estate is located along the Kimel River, from which it derived its name, it has access to good, clean water for the processing of its crop, which is a prerequisite along with sound husbandry and dedicated management to continually create quality coffees. The estate’s management also implements some ecology-friendly policies with regard to environmental issues, such as the recycling of pulp which is returned to the fields as organic fertilizer, and the recycling of water used during the wet processing. The cultivation is conducted under shade trees, like albizias and gravilleas.