Category Coffee Guide

We had the opportunity to visit the new Lava Java. Great place! Friendly and open at 6:30 am this is the place to go for your morning brew in Kailua town. They are able to offer a great menu of…

We found Kona Mountain Coffee online and ordered some. The online purchase experience was excellent and our coffee arrived tightly vacuum packed in a resealable bag – all good points. The medium roast is light enough to let the coffee…

We ordered the Koa Coffee online and had a good experience with the process and delivery. The coffee was roasted darker than we would prefer for a medium roast and the result was a somewhat bitter brew that masked the…

Last time we were at Daylight Mind – and had a good food experience – they had Kona, Ka’u, Maui and Oahu coffees on their menu so we wanted to go again and do a side by side taste comparison.…

We found Black Rooster Farm at the Ali’i Marketplace. This is an interesting coffee, roasted just a slight bit darker than most of the medium roasts we have run into. We really enjoyed the flavor of this coffee, forward minerality…

Before the advent of boutique coffee farms the big mills bought almost all the coffee cherry and processed it under a blanket name. Hawaii Kona Farms is a relic of those days with tours of the big mill and coffee…

We found Dr Paola at the South Kona Green Market in Captain Cook.Without a doubt this is the best Farmer’s Market on the Kona side. We try to plan Sunday near the beginning of our trip so we can stock…

We found Ferrari Coffee at Ali’i Gardens Marketplace about a mile south of Kailua on Ali’i Drive. Apparently they used to have a mobile coffee stand across from Hoggo’s in Kailua and recently moved to a more permanent location. We…

Doutor Coffee/Mauka Meadows. Holualoa Mauka appellation Maura Meadows is without a doubt the most beautiful coffee farm we have visited. Doctor Coffee is a Japanese company with coffee shops throughout Eastern Asia. The Mauka Meadows farm provides their Kona beans.…

Daylight Mind Update May, 2017 – We gave Daylight Mind another opportunity to impress on our way to the airport.  The experience was much better than our previous attempt. They were pretty busy and, since we didn’t have a reservation…