Hawaii
Monarch Kona Gesha Anaerobic Natural
Flavors of lilikoi, hibiscus, and caramel
Aloha! This Reserve lot from Hawai’i’s Monarch Coffee showcases one of the world’s most prized coffee varietals: Gesha. Its distinctive character, terroir, and masterful processing coalesce into a coffee with surpassing flavor. A truly one-of-a-kind lot, custom-made for Olympia Coffee.
About the Process: Whole Fruit Anaerobic Natural
In this meticulous process, coffee cherries are placed, fruit intact, into an airtight tank with a one-way valve. CO2 is gradually added to the tank over days of fermentation. Variable pressure levels, along with gravity, press the cherries and develop their sugars. Fermentation complete, the coffee is dried both mechanically and in the sun.
Light Roast Profile: Agtron 70
The Agtron Scale:
The Agtron scale ranges from 0 to 100, with 0 being the darkest and 100 being the lightest. In the coffee industry, the most common range for roasted coffee is typically between 25 (very dark) and 75 (very light).
- 0-30: Very dark roast
- 30-45: Dark roast
- 45-55: Medium-dark roast
- 55-65: Medium roast
- 65-75: Light roast
- 75-100: Very light roast
We are proud to compensate our packaging team with a Living Wage of $20.75-$23.00 per hour, and our roasting team with a Living Wage of $21-26 per hour at our roastery. Olympia Coffee is dedicated to ethical coffee production through our Fair For All initiative. Our approach guarantees that everyone involved in the coffee production process, from farmers to customers, benefits from our strict green coffee sourcing standards. Our sourcing practices and employee compensation meet Living Wage standards and are third-party certified. You can find more information about our Fair For All initiative by visiting www.fairforall.coffee.
Purchasing coffee in Kona Hawaii is quite different from other locations, no importing or exporting needed prices are fiercely competitive and insanely high. This lot from Monarch is a custom day lot one of about 50 produced this year. It represents 50 LBS of the best selection of premium prepared green coffee. We purchased this lot at $55.00 per LB Green and air freighted via FedEx to our roastery.
We are proud to compensate our packaging team with a Living Wage of $20.75-$23.00 per hour, and our roasting team with a Living Wage of $21-26 per hour at our roastery.
