100% Kona | Kona Rainforest Farms | Washed | Red Bourbon
100% Kona | Kona Rainforest Farms | Washed | Red Bourbon
This is our 5th season working with Kona Rainforest Farms (KRF) our longest direct relationship at Outpost.
When we first visited KRF back in 2018 they had just cleared the adjacent plot to their original farm to plant their rarer varietals. This is the first year they have had enough Red Bourbon to separate as a single lot and we are lucky enough to get some.
Light Roast - Delicate
Notes of milk chocolate, strawberries, elegant
Kona Rainforest Farms sits as a beacon for sustainable organic coffee farming. Producing their own organic fertilizer for the lack of sustainable alternatives, they now produce their fertilizer for a multitude of organic farms throughout the state. Newly planted acres of exciting varieties such as SL-28, K7 and Red Bourbon and their off-grid solar mill present a bright and exciting future for KRF. Each step of resourcefulness sets a new standard for the industry. Partnering with Kona Rainforest Farms, we get the chance to partner with a farm that leads organic coffee farming into a new era.
Red Bourbon
French missionaries introduced Bourbon from Yemen to Bourbon Island (now La Réunion)—giving it the name it has today—in the early 1700s. Until the mid-19th century, Bourbon did not leave the island. But beginning in the mid-1800s, the variety spread to new parts of the world as the missionaries moved to establish footholds in Africa and the Americas.
Producers Name: Dawn Barnes & Managers Lit and Jessie
Farm Name: Kona Rainforest Farms
Location: Captain Cook, Kona, Hawaii Island
Harvest: Hand picked in Fall 2023
Variety: Red Bourbon
Process: Washed, 18hr dry anaerobic fermentation
Drying Method: initial patio dried and finished in dryer
Certifications: Organically grown
This is a relationship coffee from our friends owner Dawn Barnes and farm manager Lit . This is the first year buying Red Bourbon and fifth year purchasing coffee from KRF. Purchased 50lb at $42 per pound. We hope to continue working and building on our long relationship with KRF.
