Quick Facts
All the facts about our Papua New Guinea Plantation Sigri AA – Grade A
Region | Waghi Valley, Western Highland Province |
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Producer | Carpenters Estates |
Variety | Arusha |
Process | washed |
Type | Washed Arabica |
Category | Estate |
Harvest | from June to October |
Shipping | from October to December |
Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
Papua New Guinea
Sigri AA
washed
The farm was founded in 1950 and is located in the Waghi Valley, where the coffee benefits from a perfect climate for cultivation.
The Sigri Plantation, where the “Sigri” Coffee comes from, only contains the best Arabica varieties like Arusha and Typica, these plants produce a finer coffee the other Arabicas in Papua New Guinea.
The quality control begins in the field, all cherry coffee is hand-picked and carefully checked for uniformity.
It must be red and fully ripe, which allows the correct balance of sugar and acidity within the cherry.
The selected cherries are then pulped on the same day of picking, fermented and washed through a process of three days.
Sun-drying further enhances the coffee and, unlike many others, all Sigri Coffee is sun-dried.
Careful preparation, hulling, grading and hand sorting follows.
All grades are consciously sample roasted and liquored on the estate by experts.
Origin
Specialty coffee from Papua New Guinea
Varieties
Arusha und Typica
Processing methods
washed
Altitude range
1550 masl
Sigri Plantation, located in the Waghi Valley in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea, was established in the 1950’s and rapidly gained the reputation for producing the finest Arabica coffee in the country. This reputation has continued to grow and Sigri has been internationally recognized as producing a gourmet coffee, equal tot he world’s best, for more than 20 years. At almost 1550 meters above sea level the plantation enjoys a cool climate and bountiful rainfall, the ideal environment for growing Arabica coffee. All plantations are exclusively Arabica, concentrating on the Arusha and Typica varieties, which produce a finer coffee than other Arabicas in Papua New Guinea.
Main production areas: Waghi Valley, Western Highland Province
Port of Shipment: Lae
Export bag size: 60kg
Region | Waghi Valley, Western Highland Province |
---|---|
Producer | Carpenters Estates |
Variety | Arusha |
Process | washed |
Type | Washed Arabica |
Harvest | from June to October |
Shipping | from October to December |
Unit | GrainPro Sack à 60kg |
The farm was founded in 1950 and is located in the Waghi Valley, where the coffee benefits from a perfect climate for cultivation.
The Sigri Plantation, where the “Sigri” Coffee comes from, only contains the best Arabica varieties like Arusha and Typica, these plants produce a finer coffee the other Arabicas in Papua New Guinea.
The quality control begins in the field, all cherry coffee is hand-picked and carefully checked for uniformity.
It must be red and fully ripe, which allows the correct balance of sugar and acidity within the cherry.
The selected cherries are then pulped on the same day of picking, fermented and washed through a process of three days.
Sun-drying further enhances the coffee and, unlike many others, all Sigri Coffee is sun-dried.
Careful preparation, hulling, grading and hand sorting follows.
All grades are consciously sample roasted and liquored on the estate by experts.