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Hawai‘i Ka‘ū Classic Dark Roast
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Tasting Notes
Soft and sweet. Dried Apricot, cream and dark chocolate with just a hint of citrus. Exceptionally smooth in the finish.
Background Info
Ka‘ū is a region on the south side of the Big Island of Hawaii that has steadily become the second largest growing region after Kona just on the other side of the slopes of Mauna Loa. Modern production started in 1996 After the C Brewer Sugar Mill closed.
Workers for the mill were offered land leases on the former sugar cane lands and encouraged to plant coffee. And handful of people decided to stay and try their hands at coffee farming. 25 years later some of these original Ka‘ū coffee pioneers like Leo Norberte of JN Farms are still at it and the region has expanded from around 200 acres to more than 700 acres of coffee. The region is blessed with ideal conditions for growing coffee. deep soils, plentiful rainfall, and afternoon cloud cover that helps keep the average temperatures around 70F (20C) at elevations of 1500-2400ft
We first became aware of this region in 2007 when Miguel helped judge the Asia/Pacific entries to the SCAA coffee of the year cupping competition. 2 coffees from Ka‘ū went on to place in the top 10 amongst coffees from around the world that year and coffees from the region continued to place in the top 10 annually through 2013, the last year the competition was held.
Inspired by this new region our founder, Miguel moved to Hawaii in 2008 to begin working with growers in the region to better understand the variables involved in producing top quality coffees from the farm level.
Since purchasing our first Ka‘ū coffees 15 years ago we have come to appreciate the sweetness and balance of the regions coffees. At lighter roasts they can display a range or citrus, berry, floral, and tea-like characteristics. The coffees also have the density and acidity to maintain a lot of character even at darker roasts. Developing notes of dried fruit and dark chocolate.
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Roasting, Shipping & Payment
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We roast for Online orders Monday/Wednesday/Friday. Unless the coffee lists a special roast date, your retail order will be roasted the next Monday, Wednesday, or Friday following your order. Orders placed before 11:00AM CST on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday will be roasted the same day as ordered. Coffees will be shipped within 2 days of roasting
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We do not sell green coffee.
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Yes, we ship worldwide. If you have trouble placing an international order, send an email to hello@paradiseroasters.comand we will create a custom invoice for you. We work with several shipping carriers and seek the most cost effective shipping options for our customers.
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We do not currently offer any Organic certified coffees. Green coffees imported to Hawaii must be fumigated before entry to protect the local coffee industry from pests and diseases. Some of the coffees we purchase may be from from Organic certified farms but we cannot label the as such after fumigation..
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Orders with two or more 12oz bags are shipped via USPS Priority and are usually received within 2-4 days post shipment. Orders containing only one 12oz bag are shipped USPS First Class and can take up to 5 days post shipment. USPS Priority and First Class shipping are available at Standard USPS rates.
Expedited shipping options with FedEX are available for an extra charge.
Company & Facility
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We roast and fulfill all of our coffee orders in Hilo, Hawai'i.
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We roast in small batches using A Diedrich IR12 roasting machine.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
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We source an array of the top specialty coffees worldwide that appeal to an array of different palates.
If at any point you have difficulty brewing, or just appreciating one of our roasted coffees, no problem. Shoot us an email within 5 days of receiving your coffee and we'll help you find the correct brew settings for your coffee, or give you a credit (minus actual shipping costs) on your next purchase. Yep, we're a Satisfaction Guarantee coffee company!
Please note, our Satisfaction Guarantee only applies to U.S. orders of roasted coffees, and you must contact us within 5 days of receiving the coffees. Credits do not include actual shipping fees, which may be different from posted shipping fees.
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We roast in small batches using A Diedrich IR12 roasting machine.
Coffees
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Our commitment to you is to serve exceptional, fresh-roasted coffees. And part of being exceptional means roasting before the flavors inherent in the green bean begin to fade, which happens over time.
Like apples and pumpkins, coffee is a seasonal agricultural product and each country has a different harvesting cycle in which coffees are at their peak. If we were to insist on serving a single origin all year long, the flavors in that coffee would be noticeably better one half of the year over the other. So the reason you no longer see that coffee you loved is because the optimal season has passed. For more on seasonality in coffees, see this blog post here.
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Hopefully so. If it was a popular product or we receive customer requests, we will make every attempt to bring it back. However, please note that coffees from a certain producer may not taste the same year after year.
If you loved a coffee and no longer see it listed, shoot us an email and ask us what is similar. We’d be happy to provide a personal recommendation.
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We aim for balance and completeness along with differentiation and distinction. You shouldn't need to be a professional coffee taster to tell the coffees a part, so, when we’re selecting coffees, we want them to be distinct from each other.
We avoid ”one-trick pony” type coffees, such as Ethiopians with great aroma but no body or acidity, or coffees with good aroma and acidity but lacking sweetness. These elements, which are often reflections of the growing conditions, are harmonized through good roasting.
And, obviously, defects — even subtle defects — influence our selection. Since we live and work at origin, we’re sensitive to coffee defects like “past crop”, pulpy, and naturals that border on over-ferment. With naturals, we’ll only carry these when great examples are available.
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Our perspective on roasting is similar: we seek balance and distinction. To expect that a coffee is “best” when roasted to some pre-determined degree (i.e. only light roasting or only dark roasting) is analogous to thinking that each person would look best in the same outfit, or each coffee should be grown in the same way. We believe it’s our job to discover the roast degree which best highlights outstanding qualities in each coffee.
