Papua New Guinea Aaak

Summary

This coffee comes from the AAAK Cooperative in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a group of 64 diverse communities unified under the name AAAK (Apo, Angra, Kange - meaning Unity). It is grown at 1,400–1,615 MASL and features Typica (90%) and Caturra (10%) varieties with washed processing. The medium roast offers tasting notes of earthy spices, brown sugar, and almond. The AAAK Cooperative is one of the few successful cooperative structures in Papua New Guinea, organizing smallholder farmers across the Western, Central and Eastern Highlands to focus on specialty quality. Average cupping score: 85.33.

Details

Format

Bean

Decaffeinated

No

Cupping score

85.33

Producer

AAAK Cooperative

Altitude

1400 - 1615 m.a.s.l

Variety

Caturra, Typica

Notes

Brown Sugar, Spice, Almond

The roaster

Driftaway Coffee

Brooklyn-based Driftaway Coffee is a BIPOC woman-led small-batch specialty roastery, roasting everything from bright, fruit-forward light roasts to deeper comf…