Medium-DarkDark ChocolateCherryHazelnut+2
SCA 95.0
63CBI
$3.19/oz
Typical $2.09 to $3.98/oz
Limited comparison
Roaster · Pahala, HI
Rusty's Hawaiian
On YouTube
Meet the roaster on camera
About the roasterBrand film
Rusty's Hawaiian Coffee l Local Love l Whole Foods Market
WholeFoodsMarket · 128.3K views on YouTube
Watch on YouTubeCherrybook summary of the video
The video profiles Lorie Obra, owner of Rusty's Hawaiian, and her journey to continue her late husband's dream of producing world-class coffee in the Ka'u district of Hawaii. It highlights the farm's commitment to quality and their partnership with Whole Foods Market.
Inside this video
From WholeFoodsMarket:
“I spent 25 years of my life in the laboratory. All I want to do is just be outside.”
“My goal was to fulfill his dream, and his dream is to put Ka'u coffee as one of the top coffees in the world.”
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The roaster
6 lots in stock, mostly United States.
- In stock
- 6
- House Index · limited data
- 56
- Freshness
- Batch roasted weekly
- Save at Rusty's Hawaiian
- 10%
OriginsUnited States
Roaster at a glance
- Tracked since
- April 20267 lots seen; 6 in stock now
- Origins
- 1 countryUnited States
- Process mix
- Natural 33% · Other 33% · Washed 17% · Honey 17%
- Price position
- 49% above what its profiles predictMedian of 4 in-stock lots against the price model
- Sourcing
- 17% of lots name the producer or farm1 of 6
- Coverage
- 1 reviewer videoVideos and articles about the roaster, not by it
- Their channels
- Instagram ↗Facebook ↗X ↗Linked from their own site
- Where to find them
- Online only, Pahala, HI
How Cherrybook Index is calculatedavg coverage 30% · limited data
Coverage is below 50%. No Reddit or YouTube roaster-level signal is on file. Per-lot evidence from SCA grades, Coffee Review entries, and public on-shop product ratings is limited across the catalog. With limited signal, scores are also pulled toward a neutral 50 baseline by the Cherrybook Index methodology, so lots can read flatter than the actual cup quality differences between them. The average Cherrybook Index therefore reflects the limited per-lot evidence plus the methodology's neutral baseline.
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit—weight 0%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 6 in-stock lots.
- SCA grade71.2/1004/6 lots · weight 25%
- Coffee Review63.3/1003/6 lots · weight 20%
- On-shop ratingsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 30%
- Transparency52.5/1006/6 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay6/6
Base components are renormalized over whatever signals are available for each lot. SCA + Coffee Review are capped at 40% combined to keep the cupping story from dominating. Bonuses (accolades, awards, editorial coverage) and freshness decay are applied on top.
The catalog
6 in stock · 1 archived
Ka'u 'Hydro' Honey Typica
Ripe Peach, Pink Grapefruit Zest, and Chamomile on a honey lot.
Hawaii, US · Honey
DarkPeachGrapefruitChamomile+2
SCA 95.0
63CBI
$6.38/oz
Typical $2.59 to $4.15/oz
Broad comparison
Ka'u Classic Medium Roast
Washed lot with Chocolaty, Citrus, and Stone Fruit in the cup.
Hawaii, US · Washed
MediumChocolateCitrusPeach+2
SCA 93.0
59CBI
$3.19/oz
Typical $2.38 to $3.82/oz
Broad comparison
FloralDate
SCA 94.0
59CBI
$5.25/oz
Typical $2.70 to $4.32/oz
Broad comparison
DarkFloral
50CBI
$5.67/oz
Typical $2.52 to $4.04/oz
Broad comparison
MediumCitrusNuttyCocoa
43CBI
$2.55/oz
Typical $2.28 to $4.34/oz
Limited comparison
Archived (1)
MediumDateCaramelCitrus+2
SCA 94.0
67CBI
$4.25/oz
Out of stock
Flagship cafe
Retail location
Pahala, HI
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