Kona Red Bourbon
Kona Red Bourbon, KONA RED BOURBON This Kona Red Bourbon brewed the winning coffee at the "Brewers Cup" U. S. Coffee Championship prelims in Hawaii on August 21st. In celebration, it's available for a limited time. A Full - bodied & Sweet Coffee Variety This coffee reminds us of Black Forest cake, thanks to its dark chocolate and cherry notes. ?With abundant sweetness, intense aromatics, Kona Red Bourbon is as lush and elegant as it is rare to find in Hawaii. And despite its name, Red Bourbon (pronounced 'boar - bone') has nothing to do with the adult beverage. Red Bourbon is a coffee variety known for it's natural sweetness and lush fruit flavors. As such, it does very well in competitions. Case in point, this coffee was used to brew the winning cup at the U. S. Coffee Championship Brewer's Cup prelims last weekend. Kona Red Bourbon was grown by Franc of Uluwehi Farm at an elevation of 1800ft. It was processed via controlled fermentation with a wine yeast that is commonly used to ferment Rose', Viognier, and Chardonnay. Through using this wine yeast, Franc is 'dialing in' the flavor profile of this coffee, in the same way that vintners do with wine. What's the USCC Brewer's Cup? The US Coffee Champion Brewer's Cup is an annual U. S. competition that celebrates the art of manual brewing. For first time in USCC history, a preliminary featured only coffees grown in the United States (Hawaii). The Brewer's Cup 1st place winner, Thomas Kiesling, is an experienced roaster and barista. He chose Big Island Coffee Roasters' Kona Red Bourbon to brew in the competition. "It was great coffee. Stood out in the cupping table against the others and I think it tasted great brewed as well. Excellent example of a red bourbon. Fragrant, complex, sweet and only got better as it cooled. " The winning Brew Recipe Thomas was kind enough to share the winning brew method with us. Enjoy! 13g coffee 210g water @205 F I used a clever dripper and I make sure I stir for 15 seconds in my recipe. 3:55 brew time but start the dripping process at 3:00. I adjust my grind size to make sure it it completely finishes dripping in 55 seconds, so it's a coarse grind size similar to cupping parameters. " | Kona Red Bourbon | Drip | Dark Roast | 4 oz | Big Island Coffee Roasters