Last week’s Hawaii Coffee Association statewide cupping competition was won by Rusty’s Hawaiian coffee of Ka’u. No surprise there, it’s really outstanding stuff. However, what I did find interesting is that of the top 5 scoring coffees, only 1 is from Kona (4th place). Slots 1, 3 and 5 went to Ka’u farms and Maui’s [...]
100% Kona Not Enough to Win Hawaii Competition
July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Hawaii coffee
Tags: 100% kona·coffee growers·hawaii coffee association·hawaiian coffee·ka'u coffee·kau·kona coffee
Hawaiian Barista Wins Mainland Competition with Hula Daddy Coffee
March 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Events, Hawaii coffee, world barista championship
Kailua-Kona Hawaii (March 3, 2010) – In two coffee industry firsts this past weekend in Los Angeles, Pete Licata of Honolulu became the first representative from Hawaii to win the Western Regional Barista Competition and also the first-ever to prevail at any barista competition using 100% Hawaiian coffee. Mr. Licata’s espresso blend of three coffees [...]
Tags: 100% kona·hawaiian coffee·honolulu·Hula Daddy·kona coffee·Pete Licata·western regional barista competition·world barista championship
The Economic Effects of Blending Kona Coffee analyzed
February 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Hawaii coffee, Venting Steam
A new study commissioned by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association touts the benefits of legislating that all products sold with the label Kona Coffee within the State of Hawaii should consist of 100% coffee grown in Kona. While I am in agreement with the concept of truth in labeling and believe that the origin and [...]
Tags: coffee blends·coffee growers·Dr. Shawn Steiman·hawaiian coffee·kona·kona coffee·state of hawaii·study
Hula Daddy Coffee Makes Waves Down Under
September 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Coffee Roasting, Coffee Shop News, Hawaii coffee
This morning I was forwarded a link from Campos Coffee in Sydney with their review of Hula Daddy Coffee’s Kona Sweet, which has been selected as their featured coffee of the month. I remember when the guys from Campos were in town and was invited to attend, but had some kind of schedule conflict and [...]
Tags: campos coffee·hawaii·Hawaii coffee·Hula Daddy·kona coffee·sydney
Hawaii’s Coffee Cornucopia
June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Hawaii coffee, Tips
Friend and colleague Dr. Shawn Steiman, PhD serves up an insightful overview of Hawaii’s coffees and makes a few recipe suggestions for cooking with coffee in today’s Honolulu Star Bulletin newspaper. From the Honolulu Star Bulletin: Coffee has become big business in Hawaii. Eleven regions on five islands house some 830 farms statewide. This is [...]
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