Orange Roasters
Papua New Guinea Kinjibi Medium Roast
| Roaster Location: | Orange, Virginia |
| Coffee Origin: | Central Papua New Guinea |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 41/58 |
| Review Date: | January 2006 |
| Aroma: | 8 |
| Acidity: | 7 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 7 |
Blind Assessment
Richly mid-toned aroma with sweet earth notes complicated by hints of caramel, chocolate and Mediterranean herbs. In the cup a lush sweetness envelopes intensified chocolate and caramel notes and continuing sweet earth and pungent herb tones, with a hint of grapefruity citrus. This complexity fades rather quickly in an otherwise pleasant finish. Nominating reader Al Welker cites this coffee as "very special giving a mellow low acid cup when roasted medium."
Notes
This small-holder coffee from Papua New Guinea displays the combination of sweetness, earth and grapefruit-like citrus that is typical of this often fine but frequently overlooked coffee type. However, I recommend avoiding the Orange Roasters' "Dark" presentation of this coffee; my sample of the darker preparation was astringent and brassy. Orange Roasters is a small-batch roaster located in a one-time livery stable built in 1895 in the historic town of Orange, Virginia. Visit
Who Should Drink It
Sumatra drinkers interested in trying a sweeter, fruitier version of their favored earthy cup.
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This review originally appeared in the January, 2006 tasting report: Romance and Perfection: 2006 Readers' Choices
