Kohana Coffee | Slow Roasted Coffee | Waialua Estate Select Reserve | Coffee Notes

Good day happy sippers!

Today I bring to you a coffee from a well known coffee region known for having some of the highest priced coffees, as well as top rated in taste tests. Today I bring to you Waialua Estate - Select Reserve from none other than the coffee gurus at Kohana Coffee . The same guys that are known for their exclusive Hawaiian coffee lots as well as putting the "slow down" in a cup of coffee.

I received my coffee a few days before Christmas, so I had the perfect coffee gift. However, I have been so busy with farming and coffee life in general, I hadn't had a chance to "slow down" and sip the coffee until today. What a perfect 'Friday unwind and relax' coffee to do it with. Before I go any further, I would like to thank the whole Kohana Coffee Team for sending me this great coffee.  Also for all the hard work they are putting into their products and the efforts with farming sustainability. Thank you, Nate For your motivation and grind time hustle. To Piper, thanks for your inspiration, words of encouragement, and believing in me, you are appreciated.

Tasting time! I'll start now with my method of madness, so that you can better understand my notes. I started with about 14grams of coffee. I used my Virtuoso Baratza grinder set on 30 to get a coarse grind. I used my small 10 ounce french press as my brewer of choice. I also used hot water temperature of 200 degrees with a steep time of 4 1/2 minutes. Also to note - a little stir at the end of the hot water pour to ensure all grounds are properly wet. Some stir at the end of the steeping cycle, neither method is right or wrong. It's all about you and your taste preferences, and what yields you your "best" extraction.

Waialua Estate Select Reserve

The first thing I noticed was the sweet, toasty, & nutty aroma. I found it to be very enticing - a 'take a deep breath' kind of moment. I then noticed the color of the beans. My eyes detected a medium roast, with very slight oil in the appearance.

After grinding the coffee I noticed a heavy cherry fragrance with a slight citrus smell, accompanied by the toasted nuttiness. The cherry fragrance stood out the most. I'm thinking because this was a dry/natural processed coffee. Meaning that the beans had more contact with the fruit of the bean. In this case the beans are sun-dried on the plant, then processed.

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My initial tastes of this coffee, was a nice bright cup! Not overwhelmingly bright, but the acidity play was alive, very vibrant. This coffee had a nice balance of cherry flavors, rustic toasted nuts, and a subtle back end of chocolate, with the citrus remaining on the tongue. This coffee had a nice clean finish, almost as if it's requesting sip after sip, to remain in the moment.

As this coffee cooled, it became sweeter. I also noticed more fruity play. I picked up some date nuances, as well as some light cinnamon. This coffee truly tells the story of an Island coffee, provided you have the time to slow down and listen. I took this coffee one  step further and put just a little sugar in to see how it would change. All I can say is wow! I then got some extra notes of sugar cane, which I know a lot about sugar cane, having growing up on a farm, and harvesting it. I did some research and found that, this coffee was grown on lands that was used to grow sugar cane years ago. I thought that was a great find in my coffee cup. I wont speculate whether the coffee picked up those notes from the grounds or the way it was processed. I will say this, it's not everyday you find a coffee, even after adding sugar with sugar cane notes.

Overall, this was an excellent coffee. I would recommend having it in the evening time. I only say this because, you want to be able to enjoy the coffee. This is a limited coffee, I highly recommend it. For $15.73 a 12oz bag of great tasting Hawaiian coffee, You cant go wrong!



Kohana Coffee Cup Notes: Dried fruit fragrance, smooth, full body chocolate character and strong pleasant finish.


Additional BODY Drip Coffee Notes: Dark deep fruit, more berry than fruity, chocolate, with mild acidity finish. A well balanced cup, straight forward complexity.




Special Note: I received this coffee from Kohana Coffee, as a gift. I was not paid or asked to do a coffee review. I use this review as a "Thank You" & to exercise the capabilities of #BODY. We offer roasted coffee, green coffee evaluations, equipment evaluations as well as consulting services. For product evaluations send products to contact info below or contacts us directly for inquiry or other needs via email Thanks!




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Christmas Week I Received A Nice Warm Gift Of Coffee From A Coffee Friend Piper Jones aka @KohanaCoffee On Twitter. Her Coffees Can Be Found Here KohanaCoffee For Now This Is Just A Brief Overview Of The Coffees I Received. I Received 3 Coffees ,All Of Which We're Great Tasting Coffees, However If All Coffee Taste The Same There Wouldn't Be A Need For Me To Write My Notes. These Are General Tasting Notes For Me To Keep Track Of Things In My Coffee World, It's Easier For Me To Write On A Blog, Where Anyone Can Comment Or Share They're Own Personal Notes, Which I Encourage. Now On With The Coffee, I Will Start By Saying The Coffee That Surprised Me The Most Was The Rocking Like Austin. This Coffee Was A Blend Also A Dark Roast, Very Complex Coffee, Very Smooth And Satisfying. As I Remember It Paired Very Nicely With My Donuts, Also Paired Great With My Macanudo Maduro Cigar. Next Up For Bat Was The Kohana Blend Very Lively Cup Up Coffee, This Was A Blend Of A Few Different Coffees As Well As Roast Profiles, That Yielded A Med Roast. I Have To Note This Was A Bit Of An Artistic Blend However, I Will Need More Testing On This One To Give Better And Accurate Notes, Very Live Great Morning Cup. Last Not Least On The List Was Organic Ethiopian Harrar Dark Roast, This Coffee Really Speaks For Itself In Terms Of What To Expect, It's A Single Origin Coffee Nice Dark Chocolaty, Blue/Black Berry Under Tones Very Well Rounded Cup Of Coffee, Always A Crowd Favorite. So To Sum All The Coffee Up If I Had To Choose 1 Coffee For Breakfast, Definitely The Lively KohanaBlend. For A Midday Or Evening Coffee I'd Choose The Harrar. Now As Far As A All Day Coffee, And I Say This Because Of It's Complexities Not To Under-mind The Other 2 Coffees, But The Rocking Like Austin Is What I Look For In A Cup Of Coffee It's That Can't Put Ur Finger On It And That's What I Love About A Coffee, Those Coffees That Catch U By Surprise. So If Ur Thinking After Reading This You Wanna Try A Kohana Coffee That Will Not Let You Down, And Have U Asking For More I'll Make It Easy For You To Get It. In Ur Face! Rockin Like Austin Hope You Enjoyed My Coffee Ramblings . '** A Note To Self All Coffees Were Prepared Using Commercial Drip, Also Drank Black, Then With Cream Light Sugar.