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Ka'u crew representing Ka'u Coffee and Ka'u as a visitor destination at Boston Convention Center:
Ka'u Coffee Mill founder Edmund C. Olson, coffee farmer Sammie Stanbro, Ka'u Coffee Mill general manager John Cross, chief roaster Kalikoweo Keolanui-Daniele, harvest manager Lou Daniele, The Ka`u Calendar publisher Julia Neal and interns William Neal and Lee Neal. Front and center is multiple SCAA Coffees of the Year competition top 10 winner Bull Kailiawa.
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| Coffee farmer Sammie Stanbro shows off the many varieties of Ka`u Coffee. Photo by Julia Neal |
Roasters Choice is sponsored by the Roasters Guild, which is the trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. The SCAA considers itself the world’s coffee knowledge leader and largest coffee trade association.
The top 10 coffees were showcased with two mornings of tasting at the Brew Bar in the convention center on Saturday and Sunday. Winning coffees were three from Colombia, two from Ka'u (as mentioned above) and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Ecuador.
Chief roaster Kalikoweo Keolanui -Daniele represented Ka'u Coffee Mill at the event. Daniele said the win, which she shares with Lee Segawa, another chief roaster, confirms that Ka'u has incredible coffee. It shows that the mill, which was built by Edmund C. Olson to help farmers save time and distance for processing their coffee, is also gaining a reputation as a fine roaster.
The top 10 coffees were showcased with two mornings of tasting at the Brew Bar in the convention center on Saturday and Sunday. Winning coffees were three from Colombia, two from Ka'u (as mentioned above) and one each from El Salvador, Guatemala, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Ecuador.
Chief roaster Kalikoweo Keolanui -Daniele represented Ka'u Coffee Mill at the event. Daniele said the win, which she shares with Lee Segawa, another chief roaster, confirms that Ka'u has incredible coffee. It shows that the mill, which was built by Edmund C. Olson to help farmers save time and distance for processing their coffee, is also gaining a reputation as a fine roaster.
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| Multiple international award winner Bull Kailiawa and founder Ed Olson show off Ka`u Coffee in Boston. Photo by Julia Neal |
The tasting notes for the competition described the Ka'u Coffee Mill entry as coming from typica beans. The notes call it "rich in flavor with piquant acidity and intriguing hints of sweetness and spice. Citrus and jasmine aroma. Fresh butter undertones, hints of lime, currant, bergamot and a long spiced finish.” The roast philosophy reported by Ka'u Coffee Mill is: “Delicate Hawaiian coffees are required to be lightly roasted to enhance their exquisite taste profiles. Therefore, our preference is to roast at the lower end of the roast spectrum to ensure our customers taste our crop in each cup!”
Also attending the SCAA convention for the fourth year was Bull Kailiawa. His coffee is a multiple winner of SCAA awards and is a feature product at the Ka'u Coffee Mill Visitor Center in Wood Valley.
Also attending the SCAA convention for the fourth year was Bull Kailiawa. His coffee is a multiple winner of SCAA awards and is a feature product at the Ka'u Coffee Mill Visitor Center in Wood Valley.
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