Four coffees of the Hawaii Coffee Company have recently been judged "superior" by the American Academy of Taste. These coffees include; Royal Kona's 100% Kona and 100% Kona Peaberry, LION Coffee's 24-Karat 100% Kona and Chocolate Macadamia.
The American Academy of Taste, founded by Jesse Sartain - Master of Taste & Chef du Jury for over 20 years, is made up of top Chefs throughout the United States. These working Chefs of top restaurants and hotels have well trained palates with exemplary palate memories. They have vast amounts of experience in tasting and judging food products as they have often been asked to participate in "daily cuttings" throughout their careers.
The judging process is never swayed by packaging, as no labels are present during the judging. Every single product is assigned a number, which is used to identify an individual product. At no time do any of the Chef Judges know the source of any of the products; they only know the product category definition and the numbers of each product.
Scoring of various criteria is based on a number scale from one to ten. The overall score is the basis for whether a product can be judged "superior", "excellent", "adequate", or "poor". A superior product must receive an average score of at least a nine or ten. Royal Kona's 100% Kona, 100% Kona Peaberry and Lion Coffee's 24-Karat 100% Kona and Chocolate Macadamia were awarded scores judged "superior."
Sample these award winning coffees and judge for yourself whether you agree with the Chefs from the American Academy of Taste. We are confident you will enjoy not only the four award winning coffees, but all of our coffees and teas. Bon appetite!
