Paradise Roasters
Hawaii Kona Isla Prime Select
Location: Ramsey, Minnesota
Origin: Kona growing region, "Big Island" of Hawaii.
Roast: Light
Est. Price: $36.95/12 ounces
Review Date: March 2013
Agtron: 64/86
Aroma: 8
Acidity: 8
Body: 8
Flavor: 9
Aftertaste: 7
Blind Assessment:
Gentle, sweetly tart, delicately complex. Honey, sweet citrus, nut butter, night-blooming flowers in aroma and cup. Soft acidity; leanish but quite silky mouthfeel. Pleasingly rich though rather short finish.
Notes:
This Kona coffee was sourced through the original founder of Paradise Coffee, R. Miguel Meza. Miguel has recently established Isla Coffee, a producer and distributor of specialty green coffee primarily from Hawaii and Taiwan. This lot is from the 2012 harvest. Paradise Roasters specializes in micro-lot coffees and espressos from Hawaii and other premier coffee growing regions. The company prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit
Who Should Drink It: Nicely expresses the characteristic soft acidity, sweetness and delicate complexity of the finest Kona coffees.
