Hawaii Coffee Blog & FAQ about Hawaiian coffees

Espresso Bites win at the 2022 Good Food Awards

Espresso Bites win at the 2022 Good Food Awards

Espresso Bites, our edible coffee, is a Good Foods Awards winner! In a blind tasting, judges evaluated nearly *2000* national entries and selected ...

Year End Review & Exciting News for 2022!

In 2021, we delivered more local coffees than ever before. From Hamakua Mahina to Ka'u Maragogipe, in the last 12 months alone our coffee purchases...

Don't get fooled - know this before you buy Kona coffee

Don't get fooled into buying stale or counterfeit Kona coffee. If you want to know where to buy real Kona coffee while vacationing in Hawaii, or wh...

You Thought You Knew Kona Coffee

This is a story of an unprecedented undertaking, tension and redemption. Now, at 94 points, this is one of the highest scoring traditional Kona cof...

Specialty, Fair Trade, and Organic Hawaiian Coffee

Do you have organic Hawaiian coffees? Are they GMO or Fair Trade? What does Specialty mean? These are great questions deserving of thoughtful answ...

Behind the Price of Kona Coffee

In Hawaii, farmers earn 30-60% of the price you pay for coffee. Outside of Hawaii, commercial coffee farmers earn as low as 5%. So what’s behind ...

The Biggest Lie in Hawaiian Coffee is...

The biggest lie in Hawaiian coffee affects growers and buyers alike. Over time it leads to poor quality, a poor reputation, and low pricing. It's...

What is Red, White & Black Honey Processed Coffee?

Red and black honey processed coffees are notorious for making exceptional espressos because they have a creamy or syrupy mouthfeel, a hint of frui...

Waialua Estate: Reinventing O'ahu Coffee

As a result of Juli’s work, these are the first lots of white wine yeast processed Oahu coffee. And guess what? We got our hands on most of it!

What is a peaberry and why is it special?

If you’re a coffee aficionado, you’ve likely seen “peaberry” coffee around. Contrary to popular belief, peaberry is not a coffee variety. Peaberry ...

Kona Geisha: The Enigmatic God in a Cup

Featured Sept 2020 in the Wild Hawaii Coffee Club. | Kona Geisha has earned both Grand Champion the statewide Hawaii Cupping Competition and 1st ...

Maui Mokka, Mokka, Mocha, Mokha

The mokka coffee variety is distinguished by its petite, round berries and chocolatey flavors. Yes, “mokka” and “mocha” are related, but the reason...