Blind Assessment

Elegant, immersive, unique. Butterscotch, honeysuckle, cocoa nib, coconut, muscat grape, bergamot in aroma and cup. Layered, intense, sparkling acidity; very smooth, syrupy mouthfeel. Long, incense-like finish with notes of honeysuckle and bergamot and undertones of muscat and cocoa nib.

Notes

This remarkable coffee was selected as the No. 1 coffee on Coffee Review’s list of the Top 30 Coffees of 2024.  Produced by Karen and Lee Paterson, entirely of the Kona Typica variety of Arabica, and processed by whole-cherry co-fermentation with Kona oranges also grown on the Hula Daddy farm (originally brought to the island in 1792). Roasted by longtime Hula Daddy master roaster Laura Ross. 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 remarkably complex, satiating, enigmatic Kona Typica co-fermented with Kona oranges grown on the same farm. Hard to imagine someone who wouldn’t love this coffee.

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