Hawaiian Ka'u - Rusty's Washed Typica

Memorial Day Rare & Exclusive Feature! 

Join us on the island...Our one and only Hawaiian offering this year! This washed Typica from the Ka'U district near the southern most point of the island of Hawaii showcases profound sweetness and a crystal clear citric / malic acidity that is drying yet extremely refreshing. This one will go quickly and is extremely limited, so don't wait to snag your bag!

PREORDER to reserve yours before it is all gone. This offering is a one roast day only feature, with a EXTREMELY limited supply. When we are sold out we are sold out - this is a rare opportunity to try some of the most iconic coffee Hawaii has to offer! 

Sales open between Thursday 5/22/25 2PM PST thru Monday 5/26/25 11:59PM

ROASTING & SHIPPING 5/28/25 ONLY 

Please Note: Any item ordered in conjunction with this item will ship together

 (no split shipments)

ORIGIN: Hawaii - 100% KA'U

CULTIVAR: Island Typica

PROCESS: Fully Washed

GRADE: Extra Fancy - Prime 

ROAST: Medium

SENSORY NOTES: Luxuriously sweet with notes of honey, brown sugar and sweet molasses. A deep and rich cacao butter laden body gives way to butterscotch, marzipan and toffee carrying long into a luxurious mouth feel and finish. Rich syrupy and just outright delicious. 

More on Rusty's Iconic coffees: 

Rusty and Lorie Obra started their Hawaiian coffee farm in 1999, they stumbled upon an award-winning coffee region. Of course, they didn't know it at the time. The couple simply wanted to live in the Ka'u District, the southern side of the Big Island known for the Green Sand Beach near Ka Lae (South Point), the Punalu'u Black Sand Beach, and the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Rusty, a retired chemist, arrived first. He took over 12 acres of an old sugarcane farm on the slope of the Mauna Loa volcano and started planting coffee trees. Lorie, a medical technologist, soon sold their New Jersey home and followed him to Hawaii.

The couple quickly expanded their business to become farmers, processors, and roasters of coffee. Because of their science background, the two ran their farm like a laboratory. They started testing different processing methods and roasts, looking for ones that would bring out the best flavors in their coffee. Rusty also organized the Ka'u Coffee Growers Cooperative, a group of about 30 Ka'u coffee farmers.

Then Rusty passed away in 2006, leaving Lorie at a crossroads.  Could she handle the business with all of its manual labor on her own?  Lorie thought about selling the farm, but she couldn't let go of Rusty's dream: To make Ka'u coffee one of the best in the world.

In 2007, Ka'u was vindicated at the Specialty Coffee Association of America's annual conference. Two of Lorie's fellow farmers in the Ka'u Coffee Growers Cooperative won 6th and 9th place in the Roaster's Guild Cupping Pavilion Competition. That same year, Rusty's Hawaiian was one of seven farms that ranked in the SCAA's top 10 Hawaii/Asia/Indonesia regional competition.

Since then Lorie has continued to produce some of the finest Hawaiian coffee available.

We are honored to offer this coffee to you for a extremely limited time.