Kokoda Coffee

We begin our telling of the Journey of Coffee when the seedling was just a twinkle in the papa coffee tree's eye.

Before we start, we must point out that the correct production process of coffee is essential to maintaining consistency as well as being largely responsible for the end flavours and quality of the coffee. Many people do not realise or make the mental connection that coffee is actually a food product. Just like any other food product, how coffee is grown, how it is produced, where and how long it is stored for and then cooked are vitally important to the consumer. Most people would think twice before buying a bag of 2 year old rice. The same goes for coffee.
If you haven't already, please take a look at our Where is your coffee from? page and see if you can answer the questions in there relating to the coffee you drink now.

There are two distinct stages of the coffee production process, separated into Wet and Dry. These must be strictly adhered to in order to bring out the best in each bean of coffee. Every bean used in Kokoda Coffee is put through these rigorous processing stages. It is in the Wet Processing stage that we begin our Journey of Coffee.

You will follow a coffee bean along its Journey from the tree in Papua New Guinea, to your cup of Kokoda Coffee here in Australia. We start when it was just a wee seedling struggling for life in the harsh tropical environment of a Papua New Guinean coffee plantation. We show how the coffee is grown and picked using proper plant husbandry techniques. To continue the coffee beans must be removed from the fruit and then properly washed and dried. This is explained in the Pulping, Washing and Drying Pages.

The amazing view from the edge of one of the coffee plantations in Papua New Guinea where Kokoda Coffee comes from

At Kokoda Coffee, we have literally lived the correct coffee production process. The owner and founder of Kokoda Coffee, Shyam, lived in Papua New Guinea and worked in the coffee industry for over 20 years. As an international coffee trader, Shyam has his finger on the pulse of the coffee market's rapidly growing popularity.

Please use the menu on the left or click below to continue your Journey of Coffee.