Blind Assessment

Evaluated as espresso. Ken (94) found this anaerobic natural Kona luxurious with deep floral notes and softly subtle chocolate and orange. Co-taster John DiRuocco (93) concurred but was bothered by what he regarded as a very slight overripe edge to the fruit. Both found the mouthfeel medium in weight but impressively plush in texture, and the shot in three parts milk delicately complex with flowers, fruit and chocolate working in layered coherence.

Notes

A single-farm blend of coffees grown, processed and roasted at Hula Daddy. Processed by the anaerobic natural method, in which the whole fruit is fermented with limited oxygen before it is dried. Hula Daddy is a boutique coffee producer with farms at the 1,400- and 2,500-foot levels of the Mount Hualalai volcano near the northern end of the Kona growing district, five minutes above the town of Kailua-Kona. Visit www.huladaddy.com or call 808-327-9744 for more information.

Bottom Line

A rare single-farm espresso from Kona, with the silky subtlety long associated with fine Konas nicely plumped up for espresso brewing by an anaerobic ferment applied to the whole fruit before drying.

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