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CIELO Limited Batch
Microlots are special lots of coffee, selected for their high quality and unique flavor profiles. You will find microlots within larger farms grown in limited quantities, picked and processed entirely separate from the rest of the farm.
Limited Batch: Panama Honey
FUN FACT: Panama currently holds the record for the most expensive coffee ever auctioned ($6,034/lb). There was only 7 pounds available and it all sold. Meet The Bean While we did not participate in the auction, we can assure you that this coffee from Finca Santa Teresa is top shelf. Panama excels as a coffee growing region due to its diverse microclimates, enriched volcanic soils, and commitment to sustainable farming practices. The Inside Scoop This Honey Processed coffee is different than a natural. Ripe coffee cherries are immediately floated in water after harvest to remove less dense and damaged seeds. The...
Near Kapa‘a Quarry, a Hidden Gem Café at Tradition Coffee Roasters
As featured in Honolulu Magazine — a retired firefighter’s locally roasted coffee beans are now sold around O‘ahu. A short drive from Kailua Town, past Kawainui Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary and the big commercial trucks off Kapa‘a Quarry Road, a right turn brings you to some tan-colored warehouses. You’ll find Tradition Coffee Roasters here, tucked among other small businesses such as Oeno Winery and Ko‘olau Distillery. As Tradition co-owner Lindsey Burik puts it, one could do a day of wine, whiskey and coffee, all made on the Windward side—and they all support each other. “I don’t think you find that in...
Coffee of the Month: Fruit Punch — Oh Yeah!
Our Coffee 'Ohana cannot resist the new and fun when it comes to exploring coffee, so this month we bring you one of the newer varietals on the coffee scene. Meet The Bean "Tabi" is a combination of Bourbon, Typica and Timor, an experimental hybrid aiming to develop a high quality, more resilient coffee tree. Tabi means "good" in the Guambiano (a native Colombian tribe) dialect, and they are right, the success of Tabi is taking hold and this natural is one to be excited about. After being fermented for 24 hours, allowing the sugars to peak, its then dried...
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Our Roasts
LIGHT ROAST
LIGHT ROAST
Light roast coffee offers a multilayered complexity as it retains the unique characteristics of the bean, described as a “roasty” flavor similar to a toasted grain.
MEDIUM ROAST
MEDIUM ROAST
Coffee roasted to medium typically has a rounded flavor profile and balanced body often described
as having a sweet, mellow and smooth taste.
MEDIUM/DARK
MEDIUM/DARK
Full of flavor, medium-dark roast coffee beans are a rich, dark brown color with a semi-oily surface creating a sophisticated bittersweet
finish.
DARK ROAST
DARK ROAST
Dark roast coffee typically has a bold, smoky taste since the
country of origin flavors are almost entirely roasted out leaving a robust, full body classic coffee.