100% Ka’u Coffee · Single Farm · Washed · Medium Roast
Tasting notes: Brown Sugar · Cocoa · Red Fruit
High above Pahala, in the cloud-covered Cloud Rest area on the slopes of Mauna Loa, the Miranda family grows some of Hawai’i’s most celebrated coffee. Jose and Berta Miranda started Miranda’s Farms in 2006, drawing on their Salvadoran coffee roots. With their four children, they’ve built a family farm that has won top honors in Hawai’i’s statewide cupping competitions again and again.
Red Catuai is a staple in the coffee fields of Central America, prized for its sweetness, clarity, and reliable quality. Grown here at about 1,600 feet in rich volcanic soil, with cool afternoon clouds that let the cherries ripen slowly, it takes on a distinctly Hawaiian character. The cup is delicate and nuanced, with notes of brown sugar, cocoa, red fruit, and warm spice, with a bright balanced acidity and a sweet, lingering finish.
Ka’u is Kona’s quieter, more remote neighbor, a region of small family farms like the Mirandas’. This is a rare chance to taste what makes it special, the Bad Ass way.
Origin: Pahala, Ka’u District, Hawai’i Island
Farm: Miranda’s Farms
Elevation: ~1,600 ft
Variety: Red Catuai
Process: Washed
