Hula Daddy Kona Coffee
SL34 Dark Roast
| Roaster Location: | Holualoa, Hawai’i |
| Coffee Origin: | Holualoa, North Kona growing district, “Big Island” of Hawai’i |
| Roast Level: | Medium-Dark |
| Agtron: | 48/52 |
| Est. Price: | $69.95/8 ounces |
| Review Date: | June 2023 |
| Aroma: | 9 |
| Acidity/Structure: | 9 |
| Body: | 8 |
| Flavor: | 9 |
| Aftertaste: | 9 |
Blind Assessment
Vibrant, deep, elegant. Grape jelly, roasted coconut, violet, scorched clove, cedar in aroma and cup. Sweet-toned with tangy acidity; full, satiny mouthfeel. Complex smoky-sweet finish with grape and scorched clove notes.
Notes
SL34 and SL28 are varieties of Arabica famous for producing the great classic coffees of Kenya. 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, above the town of Kailua-Kona. This SL34 coffee was produced at the higher-elevation Hula Daddy farm and processed with an anaerobic ferment step using commercial yeast. Visit www.huladaddy.com or call 808-327-9744 for more information.
Bottom Line
A mesmerizing darker-roasted Kona SL34 with brightly sweet fruit and delicate florals against a backdrop of richly aromatic scorched clove.
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This review originally appeared in the June, 2023 tasting report: Dark Roast Coffee 2023: The Good, the Bad, the Subtle
