Locale Coffee Roasters - Baroida Estate: PNG

This Washed lot was produced by the Colbran family’s Baroida Estate in Papua New Guinea. It’s soft and fragrant, with notes of cola and dried fig, sugarcane sweetness and a refreshing lime finish.

This is our 5th year buying coffees from Baroida. Founded by Ben Colbran and now run by his son Nichol, Baroida Estate is located in the Eastern Highlands of PNG. The farm sits high in the Lamari river valley, at 1,700-1,850masl, where ideal conditions and meticulous farming practices yield some of the region’s most exciting lots.

The Colbran family has been cultivating coffee here since the 1960's and continues to lead with a blend of traditional know-how and forward-thinking sustainability. Baroida is one of PNG’s most respected estates – and this lot is another perfect example of why.

For their Washed lots, cherries undergo careful pulping, fermentation and washing under the Colbran family’s long-standing estate system. The result is a coffee that isn’t just the exception in PNG – it’s a standout example of what washed processing can bring in a traditionally natural-dominant region.

Based in Melbourne and operating since 2015, Locale Coffee Roasters is driven by a mission to unite exceptional specialty coffee with genuine community impact. Now part of the renowned Genovese coffee family, Locale leverages decades of industry expertise and global producer relationships to source and roast some of the world’s finest beans. Their approach is defined by a rigorous ethical ethos; they are a carbon-neutral certified roaster committed to sustainability, transparency, and leaving the planet in a better position. Whether through their curated blends or "Very Special" single-origin releases, Locale delivers a high-end cafe experience focused on quality, responsibility, and the legends who grow the coffee.