Sigri coffee plantation, located in the Waghi Valley in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea was established over 50 years ago and rapidly gained the reputation for producing the finest Arabic coffee in the country.
Their quality control begins in the field. Cherry coffee is hand-picked and is painstakingly checked for uniformity. It must be red and fully ripe which is necessary to obtain the correct balance of sugar and acid within the cherry. The selected cherries are then pulped on the same day of picking. The fermentation process follows with a period of three days broken every 24 hours by washing. Unlike most other coffees, the Sigri process follows this by total immersion in water for an extra day. This creates an amazingly superior coffee. Sun drying further enhances the coffee and, unlike many other green coffees from this region all Sigri coffee is dun dried.
his reputation has continued to grow and Sigri has been internationally recognized as producing a gourmet coffee, equal to the world’s best, for more than 20 years.
At almost 1550 meters above sea level, the plantation has a cool climate with plentiful rainfall; the ideal environment for growing high quality Arabica coffee. All plantings at the estate are exclusively Arabica, concentrating on the Arusha and Typica varieties which produce a superior coffee than many other Arabicas in Papua New Guinea. The beans we will have in stock within two days are new crop and a are unusually dense beans for green coffee from this region(this is a good thing).
