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    4.7 (90 reviews)
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    The coffee farm with ocean view in the background!
    Jenny G.

    Another fun coffee farm in Hilo! It's on the smaller side, but well worth a visit. UCC is a popular coffee brand in Japan and it's where I noticed the canned Kona coffees. Free self tour of the coffee farm and whole beans for sale. Oh, free coffee samples! Staff was friendly and knowledgeable. Also speaking Japanese (our friend's parents who came too are Japanese) I got an affogato at the end of our tour and it was very satisfying on a hot day. Thanks UCC for a great experience!

    My close to French roasted beans
    Bertrand L.

    Booked a tour with roasting our own coffee. Info was very interesting with the Kona beans staying domestically despite being a Japanese company. For the roasting they provide enough beans for a total of 8oz of coffee. It was nice to be able to witness the crack, smoking and hissing of roasting coffee to different types of roasts. Coffee was wonderful and the three types available for sampling had interesting traits and unique complexity. It's not inexpensive but really an educational and tasty experience. Staff were very nice and all spoke Japanese.

    Affogato
    Kathy G.

    We got to taste a few different kind of coffee. My coffee palate isn't as developed as the others in my group. Most of the coffee tasted the same to me but they all good. The view is fantastic and you can take very beautiful photos and enjoy coffee or an affogato! Definitely recommend stopping by!

    peanut butter macademia nut oatmeal cookie
    Hansuh R.

    10/10 recommend this place when visiting Kona. The coffee house is beautiful, overlooking acres of coffee trees. They have lots of goodies, merchandise, and free coffee samples to taste. UCC has been around since the 1800s and they have mastered the production line process and taste. As an avid cookie eater, I can confidently say their oatmeal cookies are the best oatmeal cookies I have ever eaten.

    Little intro plaque
    Sophie C.

    Lovely hidden spot along the road of several other coffee farms. You see iced UCC coffee cans in some Japanese or Asian supermarkets across the US so I was pleasantly surprised to see they have a real outpost right here in Kona!! SPECTACULAR views and peaceful setting if you're able to get a table in the patio set up right below the shop. Managed to sight a wild turkey run across the road quickly in their farm too. The owner immediately greeted us and allowed us coffee samples as soon as we stepped in, but in no way a hard sell to buy anything. Could've just sampled and wandered around without purchasing anything but you're likely a tourist while reading this so why not stop and relax a bit. Affogato was soooo good and refreshing in this little humid weather. Iced latte was good too, not nitro cold brew strong but a good long day pick me up. Also bathrooms available here. I wished they sold those tiny espresso cups, so cute but he said the print quality wasn't so good :shrugs:

    Not just coffee here...
    Mia K.

    Enjoy 100% Kona coffee drinks & snacks on the shaded patio overlooking their Kona coffee farm, Kailua-Kona town center & the ocean. Much cooler here than in the town center. Has own parking lot & bathrooms. Coffee Affogato wow! sweet creamy flavorful coffee ice cream paired with slightly bitter strong smooth espresso was absolutely excellent $6.50. 5* Cookies 1. Oatmeal Raisin $6.50. 4.5* 2. Macadamia Nut Shortbread $5.50. 5* 3. Furikake Chex Mix (seasoned with butter, honey, soy sauce syrup and tossed with furikake) $6. 4* Plant Quarantine follow rules to help minimize spread of the current local disease, Coffee Leaf Rust, which affects coffee plants by preventing photosynthesis Tours Available 1. Roastmaster Tour (roast own beans $50) 2. Coffee Harvest Experience Tour (seasonal is usudally Sept-Feb; 1 hr experience includes picking beans $35) UCC (Ueshima Coffee Co) History & Info 1. founded in 1933 by Tadao Ueshima, is one of Japanese top coffee companies. 2. Since 1989 it has owned & operated this 40 acre coffee farm of 18,000 coffee trees at 1509 ft above sea level at the foot of Mt Hualalai. 3. All their coffee here are certified with Hawaii State Dept of Agriculture's Certificate of Origin (grown in Kona) and Quality (meets standards). 4. In 1969 they were the 1st company in the world to offer canned coffee. 5. Their canned coffee got featured in the anime films Evangelion in 1997, 2007, & 2009. 6. They also have a coffee plantation in Jamaica Kona Coffee info 1. Kona coffee (Arabica Typica) is smooth with mild acidity & is only grown on the Kona Coffee Belt terroir, 2. the western slopes of Mauna Loa and Haulalai of Big Island. 3. Weather here is 1. avg 85 degrees sunny mornings, 2. cloudy/rainy afternoons (60"+ avg rainfall/year! While Kona TC 27", Hilo 142", Sitka AL 86" & Seattle 37" per year) 3. wind protected western slopes has usually just light breezes, 4. avg 60 degrees mild nights. 4. Soil: only coffee grown in this region with mineral-rich slightly acidic porous volcanic soil can be called Kona coffee, one of the most expensive coffee in the world. 1. Feb/March: coffee blooms for "Kona Snow" covered trees 2. April: green berries appear 3. Late Aug to January: ripen red fruit "cherries" gets pick Coffee Quality Grades 1. Kona Coffee Bean Type 1: 1. Kona Extra Fancy 2. Kona Fancy 3. Kona Number 1 4. Kona Select 5. Kona Prime 2. Kona Coffee Bean Type II: 1. Peaberry Number 1 2. Peaberry Prime 3. Beans too low to qualify as "Kona coffee" are 1. Number 3 (or Triple X) labeled as "Hawaiian" coffee 2. Less than Number 3 is "Offgrade" coffee labeled as a generic coffee 4. Estate Grades: any mixture of grades excluding Number 3 & Offgrade Kona Coffee History -1825 King, Queen & Governor Chief of Oahu went to London as a delegation. Tried coffee there. K&Q contracted measles & died there. G brought back bodies of K&G on a ship that stopped in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where G got some coffee trees. They did not produce fruits when planted in Oahu. -1827 Reverend Samuel brought them to Kona to plant in his yard. -1959 Hawaii became 50th US state Located -on Hwy 180 (directly east of Kailua-Kona town center) -1.5miles north of Holuakoa Coffee Shack -15 minutes (no traffic) or 7.5 miles from Kailua-Kona town center

    Coffee samples
    Dennise A.

    I found a new obsession in Holualoa! The Affogato stole my heart! The coffee ice cream was so delicious and creamy. The espresso was perfection! Friendly service too and the view! OMG! We also tried the coffee float, an iced coffee with Mac nut and another with hazelnut and Carmel. So good! I will totally continue to come here on my visits to Kona!

    Enjoy walking the grounds of a beautiful estate offering spectacular bay views
    Dianne K.

    Kona coffee farm with a amazing view of the Kona Coast. Small batch Kona coffee farm that provides tours, sells premium quality pure Kona coffee, and operates a cafe. It has a big deck you can drink your coffee while enjoying the beautiful view of Kona. See the full story of this visit on my TikTok @dearest_di.

    Macadamia latte!
    Janine S.

    Great experience and super friendly staff! Coffee was delicious and we enjoyed relaxing in their lanai overlooking the estate.

    Kazumin T.

    Great coffee. The roasting experience is a must! You can learn a lot about coffee and roast it to your own taste. You can even make your own package! It will be a memorable experience in Kona.

    Kona snow with a view
    Laura C.

    UCC Hawaii Corporation is located in the hills of Kona. Amid other coffee farms you could visit, UCC Hawaii Corporation was the one I was recommended to check out from my AirBnB hostess. The actual coffee farm itself is gorgeous. UCC Hawaii Corporation has a deck coming off the main building where you could take you coffee to sip as you enjoy the peace of the farm while overlooking lush hills and the ocean. We happened upon the coffee farm during the time of 'Kona snow'. When the coffee flowers first come out, they're as white as snow and only stick around for three days. We were lucky enough to get to see the blossoms before they fell off. We'd been hoping to try coffee cherry juice but sadly it wasn't quite the right time of year for that. When you're going to a coffee farm, keep in mind the time of year. UCC Hawaii Corporation has many coffee options for purchase. From white chocolate covered coffee beans, to actual roasted coffee, to things from around the island... We were offered a sample of chocolate covered and white chocolate covered coffee beans. The white chocolate was fabulous! We sampled the Estate Coffee and another type... both were so wonderfully fresh and hot! The Estate was really special and sweet all on its own. While visiting UCC, you can even roast your own beans and add a photo to personalize the bag they come in. My boyfriend and I have a friend who loves to roast their own coffee. Unfortunately, UCC Hawaii Corporation does not sell the green beans, but the folks working were kind enough to refer us to Kona Coffee and Tea, just about a 5-minute drive away. Their willingness to send our business to somewhere we could purchase what we were looking for was profound to me. I appreciate the recommendation and my friend was beyond excited to have Kona green beans. While I didn't walk away with any coffee, I walked away with huge gratitude for the people working at UCC Hawaii Corporation. They were all so professional, sweet, and I just can't get over the amazing view. If you're looking for a coffee farm, UCC Hawaii Corporation would be an excellent one to see!

    Jieming L.

    Drive up the hill on the other end of the freeway 11, the UCC farm house sits above these wonderful coffee farm lands, with views of the sea waves. Coffee tasting has three flavors, walk around and see the coffee beans. There are many goodies that can take home, be sure to taste the UCC coffee ice cream, so good!

    Affogato
    Alison M.

    This was the first stop on our coffee tasting tour in Kona while here. A lady at the hotel recommended we come here and I'm glad we did. It was quiet and not crowded but we were greeted by a friendly lady and her young child who offered for us to sample from the canisters by the window the items they had. She also mentioned a few things on the menu and we chose to go with an affogato-type coffee with vanilla ice cream drink. It was good! We enjoyed it out on the back deck enjoying the view while a younger couple with a child came out and started to prepare for a tour. We did not do the estate tour as we were kind's in a hurry but we did walk down the hill a bit and look at the beans and how they were growing in the huge field overlooking the Pacific ocean down below. Gorgeous views. They have plenty of coffee for sale as well as coffee beans and various other items. If you are already in the area doing coffee tours this is worth a stop. You'll also pass the Kona Hotel probably and can stop to look at some art and other things.

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