Papua New Guinea Nebilyer Valley Estate

We rang in the new year with this exceptional coffee from Indonesia, and I realized almost immediately that we needed to get our hands on more! Cultivated in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea, where several small farms are situated up along the hilltops, this gorgeous New Guinea Nebilyer Valley Estate is a sun-dried coffee with a bright, clean body and a dark caramel sweetness unlike anything else.

I expected this coffee to be more fruit-forward than it ultimately proved to be. The dry fragrance possesses a saturated plum sweetness with what almost smells like fresh rose petals. Once brewed, however, these brisk aromatics are overpowered by caramel and cinnamon bark, a genuinely spicy quality accented by a touch of soothing sandalwood. This is bold, to be certain, but with a disarming sweetness that's quite unusual, intense without being overpowering or sharp.

Papua New Guinea Nebilyer Valley

Roast Color: Medium-Dark
Prep: Washed, Sun-Dried
Body: Heavy-Bodied, Creamy Texture
Flavor Profile: Subtle Earthiness, Dark Caramel, Cinnamon Bark
Cupping Notes: In this smooth, deep cup, expect a heavy, dark caramel quality in the sweet end, with the kind of body typical of most Indonesian varietals. This is a wet-processed coffee, washing away the extreme earthiness associated with Sumatras. This is a clean, balanced coffee with just a hint of those rustic qualities celebrated in Indonesian coffee.