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Hawaiian Coffee: The State of the Blend | PART 2

Hawaiian Coffee: The State of the Blend | PART 2

Under what circumstances will Hawai’i allow the use of its name and branding power on a bag of coffee? The answer is up to you

Decoding Hawaiian Coffee, from Fancy to Prime

The grading standards for Hawaiian Coffee are almost as confusing to coffee growers as they are to coffee buyers. In this article we'll simplify an...

How we became Hawaii coffee farmers, and how you can too

The number one question we get asked is how we got started farming coffee in Hawaii. So here it is: the cost of the farm, what it was like in the b...

Tasting Hawaii: Notes on our 2016/17 line of Hawaiian coffees

Each season we taste several dozen lots to select the best coffees that we've cupped from that region, that year. And this year we thought you'd en...

Coffee Roasting Levels

When choosing how light or dark to roast a coffee, we must take into account its origin, its processing, and finally what flavors we want to showca...

Kona-ish Coffee: 10% Kona Blends & Deceptive Labeling

Counterfeit and 10% Hawaiian blends are successful only by virtue of the brands they exploit. And those brands have been earned through the very ha...

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.

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...

Variety of Hawaiian Coffee Beans in a Pile

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...

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 ...

Puna has a Lava Problem

UPDATED 10/27 Living on the slopes of an active volcano, we know it's a possibility. Nature does what it does, and we clear the way. It's not as s...

Ka’u Coffee: History, Tasting Notes & Terroir

Welcome to Ka'u: Deep, rich soil, morning sun, afternoon clouds and rain define this pocket of land. The coffee seems to really enjoy it, too. Let ...