Dawna Haze, the Area Business Manager of Kauai Coffee Company, shared insights into the world of coffee and the exciting celebrations for National Gourmet Coffee Day.
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>> WELCOME BACK TO LIVING IN WEIGHT TODAY IS. >> NATIONAL GUARD. VERY COFFEE. >> WE’RE CELEBRATING WITH SOME OF OUR GOOD FRIENDS FROM THE VA TO WAIT QUITE COFFEES. DONNA HAYES JOING US NOW. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. BRANDON, THANKS FOR THANKS FOR
HAVING ME TO BE BACK. YEAH. SO I COME BEARING GIFTS. OKAY FOR YOU. SUPER SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION. KAUAI, 2023 POWER HARVEST CHURCH. THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE OF ONE AWARD OR THIS IS AWESOME. THAT THAT’S VERY NIGHT. A GOOD LOOK AT THAT.
VERY NICE. THESE ARE VERY SPECIAL TO OUR TEAM. SO WE JUST WRAPPED UP A HARVEST THE SEASONS ARE HARVEST RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER. AND IT’S VERY BUSY TIME OF YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE 3,000 ACRES ON OUR FARM. SO WE HAVE A LOT
A LOT OF FIELD TO COVER. SO OUR ORCHARD TEAM AND OUR PROCESSING TEAM ARE RUNNING AROUND THECLOCK TO JUST MAKE SURE WE GET THAT FRUIT OFF THE TREES AT PEAK RIPENESS. >> GET AS MUCH COFFEE AS WE CAN. SO WHEN IT’S FINISHED, WE
TAKE A MOMENT. WE WE ALL GATHER OUR ENTIRE COMPANY COMES TOGETHER AND WE PAUSE WE’D CELEBRATE ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HARVEST IN THE BOOKS. WE RECOGNIZE SOME STANDOUT EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE REALLY UPHELD OUR COMPANY VALUES THROUGH THE YEAR. AND WE KIND OF JUST RECHARGE FOR
THE NEXT YEAR. VERY COOL. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT’S AWESOME. I KNOW IT’S A LOT OF WORK. >> AND THE PAYOFF IS GREAT, ESPECIALLY FOR EVERYBODY THAT LOVES QUITE COFFEE. WE GET COOL SHIRT. EMPLOYEES ARE GIFTED A SHIRT. AND SO NOW YOU
ARE AN HONORARY EMPLOYEE. AND I KNOW YOU YOU’VE ALREADY DONE SOME WORK AN ARTIST. SO UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THAT WORK COSTS THE COMPANY MONEY. LET’S NOT BRING THAT UP. FOR THOSE THAT DON’T LET’S BRING IT UP TO THOSE THAT DON’T
REMEMBER IRAN OVER AROUND OVER COFFEE BEING AND THEY. >> AS ITS REVIVAL, SOMEHOW GET TO GO SEE EVEN PRODUCE ENTRY THIS YEAR. LET’S TALK ABOUT GOURMET WE’RE CELEBRATING GOURMET COFFEE DAY. WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND FROM KAUAI COFFEE YET? SO SO I BROUGHT
ALONG ONE OF OUR MOST SPECIAL COFFEE’S TODAY RP BARRY COFFEE. BERRY SOAPY MARY IS IS A REALLY UNIQUE COFFEE HAS KIND OF BIT OF A CULT FOLLOWING. BUT I THINK THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT PETE AREA. SO
I THOUGHT I’D KIND OF >> SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT. PLEASE TELL BREWERY FREE DO THAT. I IN FRONT OF US I’M GOING TO GUESS. THAT THIS IS THE PEOPLE THAT IS THE P BARRY. THAT’S THE NORMAL OKAY. THERE IS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT
BEING SOLD. SO SO NORMALLY WHEN THE COFFEE IS GROWING, THE FRUIT PRODUCES TO SLAP SEEDS WITHIN THE FRUIT. SO THOSE ARE ACTUALLY THE COFFEE BEANS. OKAY. D SOMETIMES THE TREE DECIDES TO JUST PRODUCE ONE LITTLE SEED AND START OF
THE 2. SO THAT ONE SEED IS A SMALLER KIND OF DENSER ROUND BEING AND THAT BECOMES RP. VERY SO I’VE GOT A VISUAL HERE THAT YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE DIFFERENCE. IT’S A SPECIAL RUNT OF THE YOU FULL MUTATIONS THAT SO WHAT’S WHAT’S SPECIAL
ABOUT IT? IS THAT BECAUSE OF ITS SHAPE? AND BECAUSE REALLY THE CONCENTRATION OF THE NUTRIENT WHEN IT’S GROWING GOES INTO THAT ONE SEED INSTEAD OF THE YOU KNOW, IT’S GETTING ALL THE LOVE FROM, YOU KNOW, AS IT’S AS GROWN IN THE
FIELD. AND THEN WHEN IT GETS RO KIND OF EVEN SHAPE. IT GETS ROASTED MORE EVEN EVEN SO THAT RESULTS AND KIND OF SOME BRIGHTER MORE FULL FLAVORS. LOT OF DEPTH OF CHARACTER REALLY LONG FINISH. CALL IT THE WOW SO YOU TAKE THAT SIP
OF COFFEE AND THAT, WOW, THAT’S A GOOD CUP OF COFFEE THAT LOOKS LIKE SKITTLES. I’M JUST SAYING IT’S SO PRETTY. IT LOOKS LIKE A BUNCH OF SKITTLES. YEAH, I’M OK, SHOULD WE TASTE? YEAH. SO I HAVE SOME FOR YOU. THIS VERY I I FRENCH
PRESS TO IT AND THEN PUT IT IN THIS POT TONIGHT TO THE WAY. SO WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENT WAYS DOING BY THE WAY, ARE ALL AVAILABLE ON KHON, 2 DOT COMS. CHECK OUT QUITE COFFEE SEGMENTS. OKAY. TELL ME. >> AS THE AFICIONADOS
CONNOISSEUR, WHAT AM I GOING TO TASTE? ALL RIGHT. YOUR SMELL SMELLS AWESOME. SMELLS GOOD. I ALSO BY SOME CREAMERS AND SUGARS CAUSE. I KNOW YOU’VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A SWEET TOOTH, BUT I’LL GO WITH THE WAY THAT YOU’RE SUPPOSED
TO DO IT. THING ABOUT, JUST WANT TO KIND OF KEEP YOUR MOUTH PARTLY OPEN. KIND OF. >> OXYGEN IN WITH THE COFFEE. SO ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE PALATE, YOU’RE GOING TO GET LITTLE BURST OF FLAVOR. I GET SOME SOME VERY NOTE SOME
CHOCOLATE NOTES AND LIKE A REALLY LONG FINISH THAT HAS I GET I GET A LITTLE BIT OF TOFFEE A TOUGHIE. OK? YEAH. Yo IT’S REALLY AND I’M NOT I’M NOT EVEN USING CREAMER WHICH EVERYBODY ON THE SHOW THAT WATCHES THE SHOW KNOWS THAT
I’M A CREAM OR COFFEE WITH MILK CREAM OR KIND OF GUY. YEAH, THIS IS REALLY GOOD. YEAH. AND IT IS VERY RARE. SO. >> YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE THINK THERE’S A P BARRY TREES. IT’S NOT A TONE TREES. SO IT IS,
YOU KNOW, IT IS I’M JUST KIND OF RANDOM. AND IT ONLY TAKES PLACE IN ABOUT 2 TO 5% OF OUR TOTAL HARVEST. SO IT IS RARE TO SCARE SOME VERY SO I THOUGHT TO BE PERFECT FOR FOR GOURMET GOURMET COFFEE DE LA
PUT PUT THE CRMER TASTE LIKE HOW I WOULD DRINK A NOW. >> STILL VERY GOOD. THIS IS A REALLY LIGHT. IT’S LIGHT. IT’S REALLY AS LIKE DELICATE. IT’S GOT SOME. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE SALUTE. LEE. WHERE
CAN WE FIND PEOPLE? WELL, SO ARE QUIET. STATE RESERVE P BARRY. THAT’S OUR KIND OF LIKE TOP SHELF TOP OF THE LINE STUFF CAN BE FOUND OUT OF ONLINE THAT QUITE COFFEE DOT COM. >> ALSO AT OUR VISITOR CENTER
ON KAUAI. SOMETIMES IF WE GET ENOUGH PEOPLE OUR HARVEST, YOU CAN FIND THESE A 16 OUNCE LIKE THE BIG AT SOME COSTCO LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. IT CAN BE A BIT OF AN EASTER EGG HUNTS THE PENDING ON A YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT THE
WITH THE HARBOR SPRINGS IN. WE MAY HAVE TO TO US AND AROUND THE STATE. SO WE ALWAYS LOVE TO DO THAT. WE NATIONAL GOURMET COFFEE DAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE TAKING THE THE THE FLIGHT OVER HERE AND HANGING OUT WITH
>> AND SHARING YOUR COFFEE AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM A SHIRT. ABSOLUTELY UP. WELCOME ABOARD. THE WEB SITE