Award-Winning 100% Kona Coffee, Crafted from Seed to Cup on Our Family Farm

Rare Kona Variety · Natural Process · Limited Estate Production

Experience a rare, expressive side of Kona coffee.

Grown in limited quantities on our family estate in South Kona, Hawaiʻi, this 100% Kona coffee is produced exclusively from the celebrated Gesha variety, also commonly spelled Geisha.

For this coffee, we use the Natural Process: carefully selected ripe coffee cherries are dried whole, with the fruit surrounding the coffee seed throughout drying. This method requires careful monitoring and allows the Gesha variety to express an intensely aromatic, fruit-forward character with layered sweetness.

We small-batch roast it Light-Medium to preserve its delicate floral fragrance, vibrant fruit notes, and elegant complexity.

The result is a distinctly different expression of Kona from our traditional Washed coffees—more floral, more fruit-forward, and especially rewarding as the cup cools.

Flavor Profile

Naturally occurring tasting notes — no flavorings, syrups, honey, fruit, or sweeteners are added.

• Jasmine and floral aromatics

• Apple and pear

• Berries and mango

• Soft honey-like sweetness

• Elegant body

• Layered fruit

• Aromatic, lingering finish

For the fullest experience, taste the coffee black first and return to the cup as it cools—the floral and fruit characteristics become increasingly expressive.

Why Natural Process?

Most coffee drinkers are familiar with Washed Process coffee, where the fruit is removed before the coffee is dried.

Our Gesha takes a different path.

With the Natural Process, also called fruit-dried, the ripe coffee cherry remains whole during drying. The cherries are carefully monitored and turned until they reach the proper moisture level before the dried fruit and protective layers are removed.

This creates a very different expression in the cup.

Washed Process often emphasizes clarity, structure, and a clean flavor profile.

Natural Process can bring greater fruit intensity, aroma, sweetness, and body.

Neither method is inherently better—they reveal different expressions of the coffee variety, growing environment, and harvest.

For our limited Gesha production, we chose the Natural Process to highlight the variety's floral aromatics and expressive fruit character.

Why This Coffee Is Special

This is not simply another roast of our traditional Kona coffee.

Gesha represents only a small portion of the coffee grown on our estate, and the quantity we can produce is limited by the harvest, ripe-cherry selection, drying space and time, sorting, and final yield.

Combined with Natural processing and our Light-Medium roast, the result is one of the most distinctive coffees we produce at Aloha Star.

Choose this coffee if you:

• Enjoy rare and distinctive specialty coffees

• Prefer floral, aromatic, and fruit-forward cups

• Want to explore a different expression from traditional Washed Kona

• Appreciate coffees meant for slow, intentional tasting

• Enjoy discovering how processing can influence flavor

• Are looking for a memorable gift for a specialty-coffee enthusiast

Process & Roast

Natural Process · Fruit-Dried

Ripe Gesha cherries are dried whole with the coffee fruit intact. The cherries are carefully monitored and turned throughout drying before the dried fruit and protective layers are removed.

This process helps create the expressive fruit, aromatics, sweetness, and body that distinguish this coffee.

Light-Medium Roast

We roast our Gesha Light-Medium—slightly lighter than our Medium-Light coffees—to preserve the variety's delicate floral fragrance and layered fruit character.

A darker roast could overwhelm some of the characteristics that make Gesha so distinctive.

Brewing Recommendations

Our first recommendation: Pour-Over

Pour-over brewing offers excellent clarity and allows the Gesha's floral aromatics and fruit layers to shine.

A good starting point is:

1:16 coffee-to-water ratio

For example:

20 g coffee + 320 g filtered water

Adjust according to your preferred strength.

Also excellent with:

• Automatic drip

• AeroPress

• French press

For maximum aroma and freshness, we recommend ordering whole bean and grinding immediately before brewing whenever possible.

Estate-grown. Whole-cherry dried. Small-batch roasted. Limited production. Shipped directly from our family farm.