Hawaiian Specialty Coffee Reserve, Roasted Whole Beans 5 Pound, Arabica Typica, Ka`u

In 2007 Ka`u coffees placed in the top ten at a global cupping competition and is now considered one of the best coffees in the world. Ka`u beans are extremely labor-intensive to produce, needing to be handpicked from the mountain slopes. The high elevation, cool temperatures, and volcanic soil helps result in a harvest that takes nearly 10 months, which is much longer than that of other coffee growing regions. Ka’u coffee is grown on the southern slopes of the Mauna Loa volcano, 20 miles south of the neighboring Kona Coffee Belt.