by andrew | Feb 26, 2012 | hawaii, industry, quality, roasting
A bold experiment conducted by Hula Daddy Coffee has given credibility to the argument that the average quality of 100% Kona coffee is damaging Kona coffee’s brand integrity as much or more than Kona coffee blends. I’ve made similar arguments favoring...
by andrew | Nov 1, 2011 | hawaii, industry, origin
Karen Paterson of Hula Daddy Coffee today published an amazing blog article about the state of coffee in Kona that should be read by all with interests in Hawaii and its signature coffee growing origin. The article, titled Kona Coffee Farmers at the Crossroad...
by andrew | Mar 3, 2010 | competitions, events, hawaii |
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...
by andrew | Sep 11, 2009 | hawaii, news, origin, roasting
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. Rarely do coffees meet expectations- especially when they are prohibitively...
by andrew | Dec 5, 2008 | hawaii, news, quality
Hula Daddy Kona Coffee of Hawaii has received an historic 97-point score out of a possible 100 for its Sweet Kona Light Roast coffee in the December edition of Coffee Review. The score makes Hula Daddy the highest-ever rated Hawaiian coffee and ties only 3 other rare...
