Death Wish Coffee vs Koa Coffee
The verdict
Death Wish Coffee and Koa Coffee, compared on every specification their makers publish.
Who each one suits
Death Wish Coffee
High-caffeine arabica and robusta blends, organic and Fair Trade certified
Koa Coffee
Anybody buying Kona who wants to know it is actually Kona rather than a ten percent blend
What each one costs
| Price | Not publicly stated | Not publicly stated |
Where they differ
Every specification the two makers publish differently. Everything they match on is in the full table below.
| Death Wish Coffee | Koa Coffee | |
|---|---|---|
| Based in | Round Lake, New York, United States | Captain Cook, Hawaii, United States |
| Best for | High-caffeine arabica and robusta blends, organic and Fair Trade certified | Anybody buying Kona who wants to know it is actually Kona rather than a ten percent blend |
| What sets it apart | Built a brand on caffeine content, and certifies every bag it sells | A single-estate Kona grower selling its own crop, which is rarer than the word Kona on a bag suggests |
| Coffees Reviewed | 4 | 8 |
| Flavoured Line | No, Yes, blueberry | None |
| Format | — | Ground, Whole bean |
| Origin | India, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Ethiopia, Indonesia | Hawaii |
| Price per Kg Range | — | 170.86 to 248.02 |
| Price per kg | — | 170.86 USD |
| Roast Date Printed | — | ✓ |
| Roast Levels | Medium, Dark | Medium, Medium-dark, Dark |
| Roaster City | Round Lake, New York | Captain Cook, Hawaii |
| Ships to | — | US, worldwide |
| Ships to Note | — | Ships to many countries, though the roaster states that some products cannot be sent internationally without saying which. |
| Subscription Available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tasting Notes | Nutty, Caramel, Stone fruit, Chocolate, Cocoa, Molasses | Chocolate, Caramel & toffee, Creamy, Citrus, Berry |
Pros and cons
From each full review, written from the same published facts as the scores above.
Death Wish Coffee
- +Six origins named across the range: India, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Ethiopia and Indonesia
- +Organic and Fair Trade on the unflavoured blends, with a published caffeine figure at a stated brewing ratio
- +Four coffees reviewed, covering medium and dark plus a flavoured line
- −No roast date is printed on any bag
- −No farm or cooperative is named on any coffee in the range
- −The medium roast publishes no origin at all, where the dark roast names five countries
Koa Coffee
- +A roast date printed, which almost no roaster on this site does
- +Eight coffees from a single named origin, Hawaii, across three roast levels
- +Ground and whole bean with a subscription available
- −$170.86 to $248.02 a kilo, four times the next most expensive roaster here
- −One origin only, so there is no range to move across
- −No certifications are published for the range
Every specification, side by side
| Death Wish Coffee | Koa Coffee | |
|---|---|---|
| The maker | ||
| Based in | Round Lake, New York, United States | Captain Cook, Hawaii, United States |
| Who it suits | ||
| Best for | High-caffeine arabica and robusta blends, organic and Fair Trade certified | Anybody buying Kona who wants to know it is actually Kona rather than a ten percent blend |
| What sets it apart | Built a brand on caffeine content, and certifies every bag it sells | A single-estate Kona grower selling its own crop, which is rarer than the word Kona on a bag suggests |
| Specifications | ||
| Coffees Reviewed | 4 | 8 |
| Flavoured Line | No, Yes, blueberry | None |
| Format | — | Ground, Whole bean |
| Gift Sets Reviewed | 0 | 0 |
| Origin | India, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras, Ethiopia, Indonesia | Hawaii |
| Price per Kg Range | — | 170.86 to 248.02 |
| Price per kg | — | 170.86 USD |
| Roast Date Printed | — | ✓ |
| Roast Levels | Medium, Dark | Medium, Medium-dark, Dark |
| Roaster City | Round Lake, New York | Captain Cook, Hawaii |
| Roaster Country | United States | United States |
| Roaster Country Code | US | US |
| Ships to | — | US, worldwide |
| Ships to Note | — | Ships to many countries, though the roaster states that some products cannot be sent internationally without saying which. |
| Subscription Available | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tasting Notes | Nutty, Caramel, Stone fruit, Chocolate, Cocoa, Molasses | Chocolate, Caramel & toffee, Creamy, Citrus, Berry |
Death Wish Coffee vs Koa Coffee: common questions
Is Death Wish Coffee or Koa Coffee cheaper?
Death Wish Coffee starts at Not publicly stated, and Koa Coffee at Not publicly stated.
Who is Death Wish Coffee for?
High-caffeine arabica and robusta blends, organic and Fair Trade certified
Who is Koa Coffee for?
Anybody buying Kona who wants to know it is actually Kona rather than a ten percent blend
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