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Hawaii Rusty's Ka'u

brown sugar - lime - nutmeg
$3995


*MONDAY ROAST  This coffee is only roasted and shipped on certain Mondays. The next roast is Monday, December 16th.Please order by 11:59pm PST on Sunday to be placed in the roast queue. Please note: Your entire order will be shipped together - other coffees on your order will be held until the Monday roast date. Please order separately if you'd like your Monday roast coffee to ship alone.

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Description

A Hawaiian coffee bean from the Big Island that delivers.  The sweetest washed Hawaiian coffee with notes of honey and chocolate on the nose with brown sugar  of sweet molasses, lime and hints of nutmeg nuttiness on the tongue.  Rich and syrupy body with a long aftertaste. Like a great Kona, only sweeter.

Rusty and Lorie Obra started their Hawaiian coffee farm in 1999, they stumbled upon an award-winning coffee region. Of course, they didn't know it at the time. The couple simply wanted to live in the Ka'u District, the southern side of the Big Island known for the Green Sand Beach near Ka Lae (South Point), the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, and the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Rusty, a retired chemist, arrived first. He took over 12 acres of an old sugarcane farm on the slope of the Mauna Loa volcano and started planting coffee trees. Lorie, a medical technologist, soon sold their New Jersey home and followed him to Hawaii.

The couple quickly expanded their business to become farmers, processors, and roasters of coffee. Because of their science background, the two ran their farm like a laboratory. They started testing different processing methods and roasts, looking for ones that would bring out the best flavors in their coffee. Rusty also organized the Ka'u Coffee Growers Cooperative, a group of about 30 Ka'u coffee farmers.

Then Rusty passed away in 2006, leaving Lorie at a crossroads.  Could she handle the business with all of its manual labor on her own?  Lorie thought about selling the farm, but she couldn't let go of Rusty's dream: To make Ka'u coffee one of the best in the world.

In 2007, Ka'u was vindicated at the Specialty Coffee Association of America's annual conference. Two of Lorie's fellow farmers in the Ka'u Coffee Growers Cooperative won 6th and 9th place in the Roaster's Guild Cupping Pavilion Competition. That same year, Rusty's Hawaiian was one of seven farms that ranked in the SCAA's top 10 Hawaii/Asia/Indonesia regional competition.

The recognition and subsequent awards for Ka'u coffee -- strengthened Lorie's dedication. Lorie currently is president of the Ka'u Coffee Growers Cooperative. She was one of the organizers of the first Ka'u Coffee Festival, held in April 2009. She also continues to refine the processing and roasting methods at Rusty's Hawaiian. She has been recognized by "Coffee Review: The World's Leading Coffee Buying Guide" for her "artisan meticulousness."

Specifications

  • Roast Level
    Medium
  • Varietal
    Typica
  • Process
    Washed
  • Farm
    Rusty's
  • Farmer
    Lori Obara
  • Region
    Hawaii, US
  • Mouthfeel
    Full Body

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Customer Reviews

Based on 33 reviews
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YB (.
Hawaii Rusty Ka'u

Rich and valuable enough to premium price.

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Young (.L.
Hawaii Rusty Ka'u

Rich and valuable enough to premium price.

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Michael S.
Great Coffee!

Although not as potent in the aroma or body categories as a Kona, this is a delightfully flavorful and smooth coffee that's instantly recognizable as coming from Hawaii. Delicious!

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jung h.

Thank you very much. I felt the essence of Kona coffee. The deep fragrance enchants my life. The beautiful taste brightens the world.

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Brian B.
Lacking Anything Noteable

Can’t figure it out, as have had a Few Hawaiian Blends elsewhere, but this Rusty’s Ka’u is just Nothing Special, and quite a disappointment for what I paid for it. But oh well, hit and miss anymore, just my experience…!

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Linchong F.
Very good

Smell good , test good

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Michael G.
Great coffee

Pleasant nutty and chocolatey taste. Delicious.

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Ray
Outstanding Coffee!

Just brewed my first cup of Rusty's Ka'u and it tastes amazing. I usually go for dark roasts because I don't like acidic coffee, but the acidity of this medium roast is PERFECT! Great afternoon brew.

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Timothy
Rusty's Big Island coffee

Great coffee!!!

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steven j.
Rusty Ka'u

Well balanced medium blend.