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Hawai'i: A New Wave of Coffee Innovation

By Kim Westerman
May 15th, 2019

94

Paradise Roasters

Ka’u Champagne Natural

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $19.95/4 ounces

Vibrant, juicy, brightly fruit-toned and spicily floral. Wild strawberry, honey, dried gardenia, pistachio butter, pink peppercorn in aroma and cup. Sweet-tart structure with crisp, fresh acidity; viscous, lively mouthfeel. The finish amplifies rich floral and fruit with support from deep spice and earthy honey suggestions.

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94

Equator Coffees

Monarch Gesha

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $42.00/4 ounces

Floral and sweetly herbaceous with richly framed depth. Jasmine, spearmint, chocolate, watermelon, fine musk in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with vibrant, juicy acidity; plush, syrupy mouthfeel. The resonant, flavor-saturated finish centers around chocolate and jasmine with musk undertones.

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93

Origin Coffee Roasters

Maui Kupa’a Orange Bourbon

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $40.00/8 ounces
No. 16 Coffee of 2019

Bright, crisply sweet-tart. Peach, honeysuckle, cinnamon, cedar, cacao nib in aroma and cup. Richly sweet, high-toned structure with citrusy acidity; crisp, silky mouthfeel. Peach and honeysuckle carry the short finish, while cocoa-toned cedar resurfaces in the long.

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93

Nine Point Coffee

Ka’u Natural

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $49.00/8 ounces

Richly fruit-toned, complexly layered. Cacao nib, jujube (red date), marjoram, freesia-like flowers, fresh pipe tobacco in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart structure with bright acidity; lightly satiny mouthfeel. The rich, long finish is flavor-saturated, consolidating to cocoa, fresh tobacco and marjoram.

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93

Hula Daddy Kona Coffee

Laura’s Reserve SL-28

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $63.95/8 ounces
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Classic, balanced, rich-toned. Honeysuckle, red currant, toffee, dried coconut, mango in aroma and cup. Sweetly tart in structure with bright acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to toffee-toned red currant in the short and coconut in the long.

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93

Big Island Coffee Roasters

Kona Peaberry

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $29.00/10 ounces

Rich-toned, deeply sweet. Black cherry, magnolia, fresh-cut cedar, maple syrup, a hint of thyme in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with round, gentle acidity; lush, syrupy mouthfeel. Resonant finish that centers around notes of black cherry and cedar.

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93

Big Island Coffee Roasters

Puna Barrel-Aged

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $31.00/10 ounces
No. 30 Coffee of 2019

Sweetly spice-toned, richly chocolaty. Salted chocolate, hop flowers, Concord grape, ginger, a hint of aged grappa in aroma and cup. Sweet-savory structure with fruit-forward, wine-toned acidity; full, syrupy mouthfeel. The finish leads with Concord grape and ginger in the short, followed by hops in the long, all bound by a throughline of savory-sweet chocolate and aged grappa.

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92

Three Chairs Specialty Turkish Coffee

Ka’u Typica Natural

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $32.00/8 ounces

Crisply sweet-tart, balanced. Rose hips, almond nougat, orange zest, apricot, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned structure with gentle, round acidity; velvety-smooth mouthfeel. The finish consolidates to pretty notes of nougat and apricot, with a hint of cedar.

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92

Rusty's Hawaiian

Honey Typica

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $24.00/8 ounces

Crisply sweet, fruit- and spice-toned. Apricot, oak, baker’s chocolate, freesia, sandalwood in aroma and cup. Deeply sweet structure with a tart lift and lively acidity; satiny-smooth mouthfeel. The finish centers around crisp stone fruit and aromatic wood notes, with a hint of spicy flowers underneath.

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90

Greenwell Farms

Estate-Grown Mamo

Review Date: May 2019
Price: $75.00/12 ounces

Sweet-savory, richly wood-framed. Date, spice box, fresh-cut fir, cocoa powder, rhododendron in aroma and cup. Sweetly savory in structure with round, gentle acidity; crisp, satiny mouthfeel. The finish is characterized by dried fruit and mixed baking spices animating fresh-cut aromatic wood.

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