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Java Kai

About This Coffee

This blend combines washed coffees from Guatemala and Papua New Guinea. The Guatemalan component is cultivated in the Antigua region from small family-owned farms and processed at the Finca Medina Mill. The Papua New Guinea beans come from small land lots in the Nebilyer valley and are processed at a mill that has been operating for over 40 years. The coffee features raspberry and almond joy candy flavor notes with a medium roast profile. Both coffees are sourced through Royal Coffee Importers.

Origin

Antigua (Guatemala)
Tambul-Nebilyer (Papua New Guinea)

Flavor Notes

Raspberry, Almond

Roast Level

Medium

Processing

Washed

Typology

JK

Java Kai

Java Kai was founded by Xochitl Burchell and Sean Garcia on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, after the two left careers in clothing design and film production in Los Angeles. Burchell purchased the business from her mother in 2011 and the couple transformed it into a third wave roastery with multiple locations across the island. The beans are hand roasted in small batches on Diedrich roasters, including an original unit hand built for Java Kai in Sandpoint, Idaho, and a larger machine custom built in the Netherlands when the operation outgrew its first space. The roastery, called the Kauai Jungle Roastery, sources many ingredients from local farmers, embedding the company in the island's agricultural community. Java Kai's lineup reflects a family style approach to specialty coffee where sourcing and craft serve the same relaxed, island rooted identity.

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