The Papua New Guinea Bunum Wo comes to us through our partners at Benchmark Coffee Traders. They have direct family ties with these coffee producers from the Wahgi Valley in the Western Highlands Province and support the pickers and farmers with free housing, healthcare, and schooling. Coffees from the estate go through a careful picking, sorting, fermentation, and drying process before the final hand-sorting occurs. The coffees are then meticulously graded, roasted, and cupped by their quality control team.
This new lot is an exciting departure from previous lots we've carried from the Bunum Wo estate. While in past years we've strictly purchased the peaberry lots of this coffee, it had become challenging to maintain quality and volume needs. For the first time, we are carrying an exceptional flat bean lot from Bunum Wo as a means of maintaining high quality standards and consistency. This new lot is very similar in flavor, body and acidity to prior peaberry lots, so there should be little change for those that have bought this coffee in the past.
Impact:
Farmer Impact Fund
The Farmer Impact Fund further invests in coffee communities through direct balloon payments to producers who have autonomy to use the money on community and farm-level projects. By adding a small surcharge to your green coffee purchase, these funds are directly distributed to farmers, providing a direct connection between you and your customers to the lives of producers for the first time in the coffee industry.
Through the Farmer Impact Fund, the Bunum Wo Estate was able to build a roof for the local Deeper Roots Early Childhood Elementary School in the Pima region of Papua New Guinea. The school construction is in its final stage and will be opening in the coming months for students ages 3‑6 years old. Contribute to the Farmer Impact Fund today to continue investing in the producers of this region. Your contribution unlocks marketing materials for you to promote your impact with your customers.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA BunumWo
Flavor Profile
The newest lot of Papua New Guinea Bunum Wo is an expressive and full bodied coffee with a balanced acidity and layers of sweetness. At varying roast levels this coffee shows a diverse spectrum of flavors, making it an exceptionally versatile offering. In lighter roast styles, this coffee is very sweet with a wonderfully round body, expressing notes of guava, nougat and crème brûlée. Darker iterations exhibit a viscous and smooth texture along with rich notes of cloves, praline and dark chocolate. The Papua New Guinea Bunum Wo works fantastically across all roast levels and brew methods, but we enjoyed this coffee most as a nuanced pour over and as a silky shot of espresso that pairs very well with milk.
