Kona K7 Champagne Natural -Noelani Farm

Tasting Notes

Delicate aromas of toasted nuts and flowers give way to nougat and red apple in the cup. Excellent acidity and a silky mouthfeel. A subdued, classic cup.

K7 Variety

K7 was released in Kenya in 1936 after five generations of selection from the original population by Scott Agricultural Laboratories According to P. A. Jones, an agricultural officer at Kenya’s Coffee Research Station in the 1950s, K7 is one of two trees selected in 1936 by Mr. R. H. Walker from French Mission trees on his Legetet Estate in Muhorohi. Recent genetic tests have confirmed that K7 is related to the Bourbon genetic group. It is still widely grown in Kenya and Tanzania.

Noelani Farm

Located in the Holualoa area, Noelani Coffee Farm is one of the Kona District’s highest-elevation farms at 2500ft. First plantings began in 2018. An acre of the K7 variety was added in 2020. and additional varieties were planted in 2021

At these high altitudes production on the K7 variety is very limited as it seems to be a variety better suited to lower growing zones, where these trees can be very productive. 

Noelani’s yeast-fermented, anaerobic washed K7 took 15th place in the 2021 Isla PCA auction. We featured their washed K7 last year which scored  95 Points Coffee Review!