Kona SL34 Champagne Natural - Uluwehi Coffee FarmRoasting Wednesdays. *Please note: all items in your cart will roast and ship together. Tasting Notes Aromas of grapefruit, toasted coconut, and pineapple, giving way to black cherries and oak in the cup. Bright and citrusy, with a complex finish. Background Info Uluwehi Farms is a new farm planted 3 years ago in Holualoa, Kona at 1900ft elevation. The farm is planted half with Red Bourbon, half with SL34. Both varieties grown from seeds of trees

This coffee is a rather different type of fermentation

Not a hugely bright coffee

and harvest cycles all contribute to the quality of coffee produced here

On December 4th we picked up 404lb of the cherry and processed it using our pink honey method using a yeast strain selected to emphasize this varieties peach and floral notes

Finca Lugmapata is a family-run operation located in Pallatanga

Machine and hand sorting remove defects before and after roasting

for 2-5 years

This lot came as a by product of their washed lot which was auctioned off

There are only a handful of farms in Hawaii growing this variety

Finding coffee grown this high up Kilauea volcano is unusual and mostly considered experimental

and acidic flavors

finds new expression here