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The World's Best Hotel Coffee is at the Four Seasons Hualalai

Two years ago Big Island Coffee Roasters and the management at Four Seasons Hualalai began overhauling their coffee program with the goal of offeri...

2014 Fresh Crop List: Ka’u Coffee

With a new year come fresh crops and new coffees - and we have some delicious Ka'u lots lined up for 2014.

Big Island Coffee

12 Best Coffee Roasters in the USA: #2 Big Island Coffee Roasters | Forbes World’s Best Hotel Coffee is at Four Seasons Hualalai | Forbes ...

Coffee Review: 94 for Honeyed Yellow Caturra

Kenneth Davids for Coffee Review: “Elegant flower-bomb. Exhilarating, refreshing meadow flowers, roasted cacao nib, almond in aroma and cup. Delica...

Grand Champion? We Won? We Won!

August, 2013. Yes, our coffee earned the top score as Grand Champion for the state of Hawaii. I know it can sound a bit surprising because we’re ve...

What makes “the best” Hawaiian coffee different?

Let’s say we have two Hawaiian coffees of the same coffee varietal, the same region, and harvested on the same day. Blindfolded, you taste them bot...

How Does Rain Affect Coffee?

A few weeks ago we received a good question about how rainfall affects coffee production, quality, and growth. For Puna coffee lovers, it's a perti...

2014 Fresh Crop List: Puna Coffee

I have a secret. It's a test run we've been trialing on a small bag of Puna coffee. We're often researching, testing, and tasting things, but this ...

Hawaii: Brands of Excellence

Yes, the brand of excellence! And also the brands of counterfeit Hawaiian blends, exploitation, and deceptive labeling.

Is your Hawaiian Coffee Organic?

Too often we hear producers claim their Hawaiian coffee is organic, when we know that it's not. In fact, very few Hawaiian coffee farms are organic...

Celebrate with us

It's Big Island Coffee Roaster's anniversary, and you know what that means: you get something for free!

Holiday Givings

We're donating to a valuable non-profit organization, and we'd love your help with choosing one. Have a minute? Leave us your input. We'll even let...