{"product_id":"papua-new-guinea-aaak","title":"Papua New Guinea AAAK","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eEarthy Spices, Brown Sugar, Almond\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003carticle data-turn=\"assistant\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-turn-id=\"request-68de9afa-d3ec-8323-9d0b-e95175fe9b5e-1\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-1\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-id=\"882cb852-d614-404d-ab4b-a26addb89125\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"193\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eAAAK Co-op | Region: Highlands, Papua New Guinea | Varietal: Typica (90%), Caturra (10%) | Mill\/Washing Station: AAAK Co-op | Importer: Crop to Cup | Processing: Washed | Altitude: 1,400–1,615 MASL\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur average cupping score: \u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e85.33\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis coffee comes from the AAK Cooperative, a group of 64 communities across the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Each represents a single-family village, or ‘house-line,’ with its own distinct language and traditions. What unites them is a shared pidgin, Tok Pisin, and membership in AAK—short for Apo, Angra, and Kange, meaning “Unity” in three major local languages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAAK is the only cooperative in PNG to bring together so many diverse tribes, and they take pride in the role coffee plays in fostering unity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e d. This exceptional natural lot, a first-year success, reflects meticulous drying and the expertise of their dedicated team, including veteran Celeste. Their coffee blends professional rigor with profound social purpose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes this coffee stand out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the exception of a few well-known estates, Papua New Guinea coffee is for the most part made up from smallholder production, all very small scale and very little attention is paid to high quality, specialty production due to the strong involvement of \"middlemen\". While the middlemen play a valuable role in bringing the coffee economy to remote areas high up in the mountains, they add yet another factor working against quality promotion between buyer and seller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith so many disparate cultural groups and languages across the Highlands, PNG culture has traditionally also not lent itself well to cooperative export structures. AAK is one of the few organizations in the country to have successfully organized farmers across the Western, Central and Eastern Highlands into cohesive groups focused on quality, and Brian Kuglame, former General Manager of the cooperative, had a large hand in that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAAK is the only cooperative in PNG to unify so many disparate tribes, and they are proud of the role that coffee plays in promoting unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePour over recipe:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRatio: 18g coffee, 274g water | Grind: Medium-coarse | Water: 200F\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e0:00 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e60 g 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