Produced by Wilton Benitez, entirely of the Castillo variety of Arabica, and processed by the double-anaerobic thermal shock method, in which the coffee fruit, after having been first sanitized with ozone, undergoes two stages of fermentation. First, the whole cherries are submerged under water for 48 hours, then the beans are pulped and fermented with a strain of Lactobacillus for 24 hours. After
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Kona SL 34 Anaerobic Washed Kona Rainforest
Produced at the organic-certified Kona Rainforest Farm, entirely of the SL34 variety of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic washed method, with the addition of an organic yeast strain (developed in collaboration with Miguel Meza) to the fermentation. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com
Colombia Yellow Geisha Granja Paraiso 92
Produced by Wilton Benitez of Granja Paraiso 92, entirely of the Yellow Geisha variety of Arabica, and processed by the thermal shock method, in which the coffee fruit, after having been first sanitized with ozone, undergoes two stages of fermentation. First, the whole cherries are submerged under water for 48 hours, then the beans are pulped and fermented with a strain of Lactobacillus for 24
Kona Red Bourbon Anaerobic Washed Kona Rainforest
Produced at the organic-certified Kona Rainforest Farm, entirely of the Red Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the anaerobic washed method, with the addition of an organic yeast strain (developed in collaboration with Miguel Meza) to the fermentation. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit
Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Ethiopian Accessions
Produced at Hacienda La Esmeralda from plantings of wild and semi-wild varieties of Ethiopia Arabica in Costa Rica’s International Coffee Collection. These coffees were then blended and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed.
Hawai’i Kona Peaberry Darnall Estate
Produced at Darnall Estate, entirely of the Kona Typica variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). This sample consists entirely of peaberries, a kind of bean that results when the coffee fruit develops a single, oval bean rather than the usual pair of flat-sided beans. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness,
Panama Mokkita Natural Mama Cata Estate
Produced by the Garrido family of Mama Cata Farm, entirely of the rare Mokkita variety of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Kona Mokka Champagne Natural
Produced by Kraig Lee of Kona Farm Direct, entirely of the Mokka variety of Arabica (from trees planted with Mokka seeds from Hula Daddy Farm), and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Ka‘ū Yellow Caturra Peaberry
Produced at Miranda Farms, entirely of the Yellow Catuai variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Colombia Pink Bourbon Natural
Produced by Delfin Carvajal and his six brothers of Finca El Corozal, entirely of the Colombia Pink Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by the natural method (dried in the whole fruit). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
New Coffee Varieties: Sidra, Chiroso, Pink Bourbon, Wush Wush
I’ll start with a familiar story. Around 2004, a Panama coffee farmer, Price Peterson, found a field of coffee trees growing on his property that was different in appearance from other trees. He entered the coffee from those trees as a separate lot in the 2004 Best of Panama green coffee competition, and that coffee, competing as the “Geisha” variety of Arabica, blew away that year’s competition,
Robusta Rosso
Produced at Gem Forest Farm, entirely from trees of the Robusta species, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying), then the green coffee was fermented with wine yeasts. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more
Hawai’i Island Blend Espresso
A blend of coffees, both natural-processed and washed, from multiple farms in Ka‘ū and Kona, including Typica, Bourbon, Red Catuai, K7 and Maragogype varieties of Arabica. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Ecuador Robusta Lactic Natural
Produced by Denise Bustamonte, entirely of the Robusta species, and processed by the anaerobic natural method, in which the whole fruit is fermented in tanks with limited oxygen before drying, also in the whole fruit. In this case, lactic acid was added to the fermentation step. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed.
Colombia Finca El Paraíso Geisha Sake
This exceptional coffee was selected as the No. 10 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2023. Produced by Diego Bermudez, from trees of the original Panama T.2722 cultivar of the Geisha variety of Arabica, and processed by the double-anaerobic washed method, in which the coffee fruit, after having been first sanitized with ozone, undergoes two stages of fermentation. First, the
Moonbow Decaf Espresso
A blend of various coffees from South America, decaffeinated in Colombia using ethyl acetate, a solvent derived from sugar cane. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Kona K7
Produced at Noelani Farm, entirely of the K7 variety of Arabica, and processed by the traditional washed method (fruit skin and pulp removed before drying). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Espresso Classico
A blend of Arabica coffees from Brazil, Thailand, and Nicaragua, and a Robusta from Ecuador, roasted for espresso applications. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small batches only after orders are placed. Visit paradiseroasters.com or call 763-433-0626 for more information.
Ka‘ū Malolactic Natural
Produced by JN Farms from trees of the Red Bourbon variety of Arabica, and processed by a malolactic fermentation method designed by Miguel Meza, in which whole fruit is inoculated with both yeasts and malolactic bacteria, then fermented in anaerobic conditions for about a week before being dried in the whole fruit. Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting coffees in small
Kona Classic
Produced by Armando and Karina Rodriguez of Aloha Star Farm, entirely of the Typica variety of Arabica. This is a blend of coffees from Typica variety trees processed by two different methods: traditional washed (fruit skin and pulp are removed before drying) and honey-processed (some fruit flesh is left on the bean during drying). Paradise prides itself on quality and freshness, craft-roasting