Hawaiian Kona Gold Extra Fancy

Country: United States

Region: Kona, Hawaii

Farm: Kona Gold

Elevation: 1500 feet

Milling Process: Fully Washed

Drying Process: Raised beds

Cupping Notes: Rich and fruity with a nice body with notes of raspberries, honey and papaya.

Our Hawaiian Kona is Extra Fancy and is hand selected by our Roast Master from a small estate that lovingly grows it in rich volcanic soil. We roast this coffee on the light side of medium to bring out more of that great flavor.

What Extra Fancy means

Kona Extra Fancy is Hawaii’s top green-coffee grade, with standards for bean size, defects, moisture and quality.

• Bean size: For flat-sided (Type I) beans, the minimum is screen size 19: beans retained by round holes measuring 19/64 inch. The grade allows up to eight full imperfections per 300 grams.
• Grade versus origin: “Extra Fancy” describes grade. “100% Kona” means all the coffee comes from Kona; a Kona blend includes coffee from elsewhere. Grade alone does not establish 100% Kona origin.
• Council seal: The Kona Coffee Council’s voluntary 100% Seal of Approval requires coffee grown in North or South Kona, state green-coffee grading standards and a producer’s green-mill audit trail. It is separate from the Extra Fancy grade.
• In your cup: Similar-sized beans help coffee roast evenly. Larger beans alone do not guarantee better flavor; use the tasting notes above to guide your choice.