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Kona coffee continues to stand as one of Hawaii’s most iconic agricultural treasures — prized for its sweetness, balance, and clean, volcanic-grown purity. But the Kona landscape has evolved dramatically in recent years. New micro-lots, rare varieties, and elevated processing techniques are transforming what Kona coffee can be.
In this guide, we highlight the very best Kona coffees of 2025, curated by our roasting team here at Paradise Coffee Roasters in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Each selection is freshly roasted, farm-direct, and crafted to express the full beauty of Kona’s high-elevation terroir.
If you're searching for the top Kona coffees of the year, these are the very best places to begin.
Smooth · Clean · Authentic Kona Sweetness
The benchmark Kona coffee experience. Kona Classic Medium embodies everything that makes 100% Kona famous worldwide:
It’s crafted from high-elevation farms in Holualoa and Kealakekua — regions known for producing Kona with exceptional clarity and sweetness.
In 2025, our Kona Classic Medium Roast received a 95-point score from Coffee Review, placing it among the highest-rated Kona coffees of the year and confirming what our regulars already know: this is classic Kona at its best.
Explore more 100% Kona options in our Kona Coffee collection or discover the rest of our Hawaiian coffee offerings.
Vibrant · Fruity · Modern Kona Expression
Kona Tropical Punch shows an entirely different side of Kona coffee. While traditional Kona is known for its subtlety and balance, this washed lot bursts with:
It’s bold, juicy, and expressive — a modern evolution of Kona coffee that still carries the hallmark sweetness and clarity of the region.
Kona Tropical Punch Washed was awarded 95 points by Coffee Review, highlighted for its vibrant fruit, precision, and refined sweetness. It’s one of the rare Kona coffees that manages to be both deeply structured and explosively aromatic.
If you love bright, complex coffees with a big personality, Kona Tropical Punch is the Kona you didn’t know you needed.
Floral · Elegant · Ultra-Premium Kona
New for 2025 and one of the rarest Hawaiian coffees ever released, Kona Geisha represents the pinnacle of Kona’s evolution.
Grown on a small farm in the volcanic uplands of Holualoa, only a handful of Geisha trees are harvested annually. This lot showcases astonishing aromatics and a silken, perfumed cup profile, with notes of:
This is Kona through the lens of the world’s most celebrated coffee variety.
If you’re looking for the most refined, collector-worthy Kona coffee of 2025, Kona Geisha is it.
Tiny-Bean Heirloom · Creamy · Layered Fruit
Kona Mokka Malolactic Natural is one of the most distinctive micro-lots we’ve ever released from Kona. The tiny-seeded Mokka variety, grown on the Kona coast, is finished with a carefully controlled malolactic fermentation that adds creamy texture and wine-like complexity.
The cup is intensely sweet and layered, with notes of:
In 2025, Coffee Review rated this lot at 95 points, recognizing its depth, originality, and impeccable balance. It’s one of the highest-rated Kona micro-lots of the year.
If you’re a collector of rare coffees or love experimental processing, this is the Kona micro-lot to watch.
Kona’s magic comes from a rare alignment of terroir elements that are difficult to replicate anywhere else in the world.
Rich basaltic soil from Hualālai and Mauna Loa gives Kona coffee its sweetness, structure, and minerality. The volcanic foundation helps create the clean, “glassy” cup Kona is known for.
Kona farms sit between roughly 1,500–2,200 feet above sea level, where cool nights and cloud-filtered afternoons create ideal coffee-growing conditions. This slow, even ripening leads to dense, sweet beans.
Most Kona farms still hand-pick ripe cherries over multiple passes. This labor-intensive approach preserves quality and consistency from tree to drying bed.
Kona has been farmed continuously since the early 1800s — one of the oldest coffee-growing regions in the United States. Generations of experience have shaped how Kona is grown, harvested, and processed.
Together, these factors create one of the smoothest, cleanest, and most naturally sweet cups in the world of coffee.
To select the best Kona coffees of 2025, we considered:
Multiple Paradise Kona coffees received 95-point ratings from CoffeeReview.com in 2024–2025, confirming the quality we’ve seen on the cupping table. Those coffees naturally sit at the top of our recommendations.
With more options than ever, here are a few guidelines for selecting the best Kona coffee this year:
Avoid “Kona blends” that contain only a small percentage of Kona coffee. Look for bags clearly labeled 100% Kona Coffee to ensure you’re tasting the real thing.
High-quality Kona roasters will share details about the farm, elevation, or specific micro-lot. Transparency is a strong indicator of quality.
Kona coffee shines brightest when it’s fresh. For peak flavor, look for coffees roasted within the past 2–4 weeks.
Several of our Kona coffees have been recognized by independent reviewers:
Kona Classic Medium is our top pick for gifting. It’s balanced, sweet, and universally loved — a perfect introduction to 100% Kona coffee and a 95-point coffee by Coffee Review.
Kona Geisha is an Ethiopian heirloom variety grown in Kona’s highlands. It’s far more floral and aromatic than traditional Kona varieties, with a lighter, more tea-like structure and highly perfumed aromatics.
Yes. Kona’s unique microclimate, small-scale farms, hand harvesting, and limited acreage make it one of the highest-quality and most carefully produced coffees in the world. When you choose 100% Kona from trusted roasters, you’re paying for both quality and scarcity.
All Paradise coffees, including our Kona offerings, are roasted to order in Hilo and shipped the same or next business day. You receive Kona at peak freshness.
Kona coffee is entering a new era. From timeless classics like Kona Classic Medium, to ultra-rare varieties like Kona Geisha, to award-winning micro-lots such as Kona Mokka Malolactic Natural and Kona Tropical Punch, 2025 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting years in Kona’s history.
Whether you’re looking for the best overall Kona, the most unique flavor profile, or the most luxurious cup Hawaiʻi offers, your perfect Kona experience begins with these exceptional coffees:
Explore more in our full Kona coffee collection or discover the rest of our Hawaiian coffee lineup, all roasted to order in Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
