New Britain
A cacao growing region in Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guineafruityearthyroasted
The largest island of Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Archipelago and a principal cacao area. It is one of the places where wood-fired drying and the smoky character it produces are most characteristic — and where improved dryer design has made the most difference.
- Country
- Papua New Guinea
- Flavour families
- fruity, earthy, roasted
Terroir
Volcanic soils with very high rainfall through the harvest, which makes reliable sun drying difficult and artificial drying necessary.
Flavour character
Frequently smoky, over a base often described as fruity with tobacco and molasses notes.
InferredSource: ChocolateHQ
The smoke is a drying artefact. Cleanly dried lots from the same farms show considerable fruit without it.
Other regions in Papua New Guinea
Related
Part of
- Papua New GuineaThe largest island of Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Archipelago and a principal cacao area.
Varieties planted here
- TrinitarioDocumented as planted in this region, though plantings within a region are rarely uniform and material is frequently mixed. New Britain — The largest island of Papua New Guinea's Bismarck Archipelago and a principal cacao area.
Sources
- ChocolateHQ editorial synthesis — ChocolateHQ(citation identity confirmed; passage not re-read)