Kauai Coffee Whole Bean Coffee – Smooth, Non-Bitter Pure Arabica – Nutty Notes and Sweet Chocolate Overtones – Grown on Hawaii's Largest Coffee Farm – Koloa Estate Dark Roast, 1 Pack of 32oz

UPDATE (01/10/20): I received a response on my email to the company and they were very transparent and informative about their coffee, and this is a blend containing 25% Kauai Estate grown coffee! Right in line with my expectations! Was looking for an alternative to a higher priced Maui grown Yellow Caturra blend so I thought I would give this a try. I am very glad that I did as this coffee is up there in my top 3. So far I have brewed it from an Aeropress, pulled straight espresso shots, made cappuccinos, and also cold brewed it for use in my nitro uKeg. It tastes amazing in all options and besides espresso I usually like to add in a little half and half into most brewed coffee but this is one of the few that I enjoy pure black from the Aeropress. Flavor notes and aroma are exactly what I would expect from a Hawaiian coffee as it has bright acidity but is not sour or bitter with floral, nutty, and sweet flavor notes that come through in the Aeropress method. It seems most of the negative reviews here stem from the coffee drinker feel duped by the packaging and marketing of Kauai Coffee Company and maybe rightfully so. I used to work for a private label coffee company and I suspect what they may be doing is using a similar mainland roaster's R&D team for cupping recipes to match the flavor notes, body, and finish of their bean. This would explain how you can get 2 lbs of this amazing stuff for $15 (subscribe and save). Most of the super high volume coffee/fast food franchises will also use multiple roasters reversing engineering the cup and will achieve consistent flavor with this process. I know some people have indicated it doesn't taste as good so maybe Kauian Coffee isn't doing this, or maybe they are and knowing it's a blend we interpret the taste different now? At any rate, I did reach out to them and they have confirmed at least that this item DOES in fact contain their Kauai grown estate bean in it as a blend with other origins. Since a lot of Hawaiian coffees like Kona are 10%, and the Maui stuff I mentioned earlier is also advertised as a blend with Papua New Guinea, I'm fine with it. I'm hoping and it would expect something like this to be more like 25%-35% Kauai bean but who knows, I do like the taste! Suggestion to the company is to disclose the origins of the blends used in addition to a roast date on the package to mitigate these complaints and be on-par with other specialty coffees. But I'm still giving it 5-stars because it is a great overall coffee for all of the different extraction methods and does have Kauai grown coffee in it!

I have purchased this kind before. It has great flavor

What can I say but this coffee is fantastic! Kona is generally only made with 10% Kona beans, with beans from other locales, not this stuff. To the person who's review said it's NOT 100% Hawaiian, you're WRONG it's 100% Kauaian!!! I KNOW I'VE BEEN TO THE PLANTATION! Again, for the coffee advertised here it's 100% Kauai Arabica, NOT Peaberry!!!! I can't even find "Peaberry" Kauai coffee on Amazon. To the people claiming it's NOT Kauai coffee, it doesn't need to say 100% Kauai on the package, because in Kauai it's just understood it's 100% Kauai coffee, from the plantation there on the Island. While brewing, it smells like heaven. Its rich in flavor & not burnt tasting like ANY Starbucks coffee, the taste is much more sophisticated, I like to say it tastes like Kauai! It's really good, rich & full bodied. I consider myself a coffee addict, I drink this stuff black. My ratio is 1 heaping tablespoon per cup, after some experimenting I grind the beans fairly fine & use that ratio, anything less is a bit weak for my liking. I'm surprised by the negative reviews, "no taste, no smell" do you not have a nose or tastebuds? Perhaps you're using a teaspoon per cup? No, this isn't Folgers nor Maxwell House, it's a high end aromatic & fantastically rich & full flavored coffee. Worth every penny, anyone giving this coffee less than 5 stars doesn't appreciate top shelf coffee. Mahalo!

I originally subscribed to Kona coffee because I was impressed with the flavor. However, lately, the flavor consistency has been off and different throughout each bag.. The aroma is good. Sometimes the coffee quality is good, but without the consistency, it’s not enjoyable.. I thought I just had a bad bag and to be fair. I did get a bad bag but keep in mind by your beware bad bag good bag you get what you get and you pay the same price either way.. this product is not returnable, but it has proved decent as an odor absorbing material when placed in saucers around the house

Bring back the 32 ounce bags please!!!