Kona Blue Sky Coffee in the Holualoa Mauka appellation

When we first land in Kona and need to get coffee for the first morning we stop at Kona Blue Sky at the top of Holualoa Raod, just before it intersects the Belt Road. We first found this farm after spending the day stopping at all the tourist trap coffee outlets on the Belt Road between Palani Road and Kainaliu. It was refreshing to find an honest bean at a reasonable price. The medium roast here has the great earthy characteristics of Holualoa coffees without being the least bit pretentious.

These are high elevation coffees, grown between 1400 and 3200 feet on Hualalai. Old vines – many of the vines are 100 years old – and sun dried.

The Estate Grade is $37.00 and the Ohana is $32.00 per pound. Vey reasonable for the quality presented. As you can see from the photos these are not big showy beans but they definitely deliver with flavor.

See their website for tour and tasting information.

http://www.konablueskycoffee.com/home.html