Ka'u 'Hydro' Honey Typica
Ripe Peach, Pink Grapefruit Zest, and Chamomile on a honey build.
Hawaii, US · Honey
MediumPeachGrapefruitChamomile+2
SCA 95.0
75
$6.38/oz
Roaster
Rusty's Hawaiian
Pahala, HIwww.rustyshawaiian.com ↗
- Coffees in catalog
- 6
- Also available
- 0
- Avg Cherry's Index
- 66.0
- Reddit sentiment
- 75/100
FreshnessBatch roasted weekly
OriginsUS
How Cherry’s Index is calculatedavg coverage 51%
Roaster signals
Apply to every lot from this roaster.
- Reddit75/100weight 18%
- YouTube—weight 10%
Per-lot signals (averaged)
Vary across lots; averaged over 6 in-stock lots.
- SCA grade69/1005/6 lots · weight 25%
- Coffee Review63.3/1003/6 lots · weight 20%
- Buyer reviewsnot on file · weight 12%
- Cherrybook reader ratingsnot on file · weight 5%
- Transparency62.5/1006/6 lots · weight 5%
Bonuses earned (per lot)
- stale decay5/6
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.
Community reputation · Reddit
Well-regarded· sentiment 75/100
Rusty's Hawaiian is mentioned only once in the provided threads, specifically by a user who purchased their Ka‘u Classic Medium Roast as a first step into specialty coffee. There is no broader community discussion or consensus regarding the roaster's quality, reputation, or specific coffee profiles in these threads. The conversation in that thread focused entirely on brewing equipment advice for a beginner rather than the coffee itself.
limited community discussionmentioned by beginner coffee drinkersno consensus on quality
On YouTube
1 video · 128k combined views
1 video covers Rusty's Hawaiian from reviewer WholeFoodsMarket.
Flagship cafe
Retail location
Pahala, HI
Open in maps →Seed-city fallback applied (Pahala, HI); the website didn't expose a specific flagship address. LLM-finder notes: The website lists many third-party retailers and cafes that sell their coffee, but does not identify a flagship cafe or retail location of their own.
The catalog
6 in stock · 1 archived
MediumChocolateFloralDate+3
SCA 94.0
71
$5.25/oz
Medium-DarkDark ChocolateCherryHazelnut+5
SCA 95.0
67
$3.19/oz
Ka'u Natural Typica
Expect Wisteria, Tangerine Zest, and Sandalwood from this natural.
Ka'u, US · Natural
FloralTangerineSpice+3
SCA 92.0
$4.96/oz
Ka'u Classic Medium Roast
Washed lot with Chocolaty, Floral Toned, and Citrus in the cup.
Hawaii, US · Washed
MediumChocolateFloralCitrus+2
SCA 93.0
$3.19/oz
MediumCitrusNuttyChocolate+1
Well-reviewed roaster
$2.55/oz
Archived (1)
MediumChocolateAlmondDate+4
SCA 94.0
69
$4.25/oz
Out of stock
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