Big Island Coffee Roasters
Ka’u Giant Maragogipe
| Roaster Location: | Hilo, Hawai'i |
| Coffee Origin: | Ka’u growing region, Hawai’i Island, Hawai’i |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Light |
| Agtron: | 52/73 |
| Est. Price: | $42.00/10 ounces |
| Review Date: | April 2025 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity/Structure: | 9 |
| Body: | 9 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 8 |
Blind Assessment
Very rich, very sweet, complex and multilayered. Amber, dried nectarine, almond butter, graphite, wisteria in aroma and cup. Balanced, malic (apple-like) acidity; plush, very syrupy mouthfeel. Lingering finish consolidates to notes of nectarine and amber.
Notes
Produced in Ka’u from trees of the big-beaned Maragogipe (also spelled Maragogype), Pacamara, and Maracaturra varieties of Arabica and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Big Island Coffee Roasters is an award-winning coffee roaster operated with hands-on passion by Kelleigh Stewart and Brandon von Damitz. Visit www.bigislandcoffeeroasters.com for more information.
Bottom Line
A uniquely composed rare variety of Arabica that’s incredibly sweet, intensely rich and deeply savory — look for concentrated notes of stone fruit and an amber-like, resiny depth.
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