The "elephant bean" lives up to its name. My wife who only mildly follows my coffee obsession gave a yelp of surprise at how different the beans look. I love the story of working with the people of Papua New Guinea to lift up their coffee growers to today's specialty coffee requirements. This product is very promising.
I had to brew my first Aeropress the moment I got the beans home. I'm usually dialed for a pretty light roast and I haven't experimented with different settings yet. Fresh off the roaster, the coffee was very nostalgic. Anyone who tastes it immediately says, "this reminds me of something". It almost tasted like a super-premium instant coffee. Just a very "regular" coffee flavor, but free of defects. My wife hates smoky flavors found in popular coffees. This was the first cup of black coffee she ever swiped from me. It was like a really good cup of drip coffee you'd get at your favorite diner. I'd definitely consider it for drip, pourover, etc.
I was scheduled for a week at my parents' house so I let the beans rest in the fridge. When I returned the coffee was showing some more mature flavors. The nose is still a little vegetal and earthy, like a leafy forest in fall. The taste is still so comforting. Just a touch of acidity and mouthfeel like the aftertaste of black cherry or grand marnier, as described. It's like if you had a really good cup of diner coffee and you're eyeing a piece of dark toast with a bit of dark fruit preserves. As the coffee cools it gets deeper flavor, earthier and leafier, never showing negative characteristics. It's just... nice. Really good daily driver coffee. Very happy I got to try it, and I definitely look forward to the future.