The Drink: Kona Kili Coffee from Dard Roast
Type: Whole Bean (Dark Roast)
Overall Rating: 3.25 out of 5 Coffee Mugs
So today I am reviewing some 100% Hawaiian Kona Coffee from a company called Dard Roast. Dard and Penei Aller are a small 1.25 Acre coffee farmers on the Big Island of Hawaii. They are on their second year of production from harvesting their 648 trees.
The name of the coffee I am trying is called Kona Kili Coffee.
From the aroma I am getting a dark smell, a sweetness with hints of cocoa, a slight chocolate smell, and spice.
The first initial taste I get is the darkness from the roast, but with hint of sweetness. I am starting to taste a bit of spice and smokiness to the coffee as well. There is also a cocoa flavor coming through that becomes a little more pronounced as the coffee cools. The coffee leaves a smoky flavor that does seem to linger on your tongue a bit which is not that pleasant.
I must say my first initial feeling of this coffee was bad. I must have made the coffee too strong or something because the smokiness in the coffee was so overpowering that I couldn’t drink it.
After having a third cup of this I would have to say that overall this is a pretty good cup of coffee minus the smoky flavor lingering on your tongue.
From the first sip that hits your tongue you know it’s a dark roast coffee, but it’s not bitter. It has a more rounded, and smooth flavor with hints of cocoa and smokiness lingering on your tongue.
I would have to give this coffee a 3.25 out of 5 cups.
They company has a lot going on the site from chocolate covered coffee beans, to optional flavors to add to the coffee, green coffee beans if you’d like to roast your own coffee at home, as well as many other cool things.
You can grab yourself an 8oz bag of this coffee for $12 plus shipping or double up the size and grab a 16oz bag for $24 plus shipping.
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