Papua New Guinea is the eastern half of the island of New Guinea, the islands of the Bismarck Arhipelago and the island of Bougainville (one of the bases of the famed "Black Sheep Squadron" for you World War II aviation fans). It was ruled by the British until 1975. The main island is mountainous with deep, lush valleys. It is roughly the size of California, but with 1/6th of the population - about 6,300,000 people.
The coffee is thought to come originally, via the British, from seedlings harvested from Jamaica's Blue Mountain region. Four Beans' Papua New Guinea (PNG) comes from the Arokara estate. Like all the estate coffees from the area, the beans are we-processed. Like wine, coffee quality varies by year. Depending on the year and the harvest, Papua New Guinea coffees range from good to spectacular - they rarely disappoint, even in "bad" years.
Here's how Buff, the roastmaster, describes Four Beans' PNG:
"Medium roast - 'PNG' mellow and aromatic complexity with an apple wineyness, medium body with moderate acidity and broad flavor."
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