You must do this tour! This is the second year we have made this location a "must do" on our vacation. We get the Roasters tour as it includes roasting your own beans using a hundred year old roasting tumbler. And, you design your own label that is placed on the package of your own freshly roasted coffee! The tour of the beautiful plantation is a mix of education and humor! For amazing coffee and some coffee savvy, this is the place! read more

I would absolutely said aside some time to go and visit this coffee farm. Appreciated the insights from the staff on the coffee growing process, with such Kona coffee apart, as well as the challenges facing coffee growers across the islands. Absolutely loved the coffee and loved seeing the entire process from bean to brew all under one roof. read more

I have many memories of this place. It's a must see, if you love coffee. They have yummy chocolate covered coffee bean. Delicious coffee ice cream! The beast of everything that's coffee. They have the first and only cracked coffee. They crack the bean and blow of the light membrane in the middle that is known to give a bitter taste. Thrust, creating the best and unique coffee around. They also have the best staff members. Helpful and love there jobs. I remember meeting Peggy Stevens, UCC Production Manager, 10 years ago. She was so much fun to talk to. I think she is the reason why I love the UCC so much. Having the right staff for your business is so important. The first time we met, we were in the Kona newspaper together. It was a cute picture of both of us having fun, cooking our coffee. It was very nice to see her again. Aloha for now, see you next time! read more

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We booked a tour with UCC and had a great visit. We learned about the coffee plant, roasted coffee, and packaged it. It was informational and hands on. They even custom packaged our very own bags of coffee! That was a nice touch. We had a cup of latte before leaving and it was the best we have ever had. We learned there is so much effort that goes into harvesting and preparing that 1lb of Kona coffee. We highly recommend UCC. read more

This local shop was excellent service from the friendly staff who were knowledgeable about the coffee making process and gave us a little tour on how coffee is roasted while we waited for our drinks! Our lattes were fantastic and they actually use coffee ice cubes!! The chocolate covered coffee bean samples were so delicious we bough a whole pack! Plus the view overlooking the ocean was a plus. read more

Regina gave us a tour. She taught us so much. We never knew coffee was a fruit. The samples were very good, Hot coffee, iced coffee, and chocolate covered beans. So good! It was really neat to walk the grounds of a coffee farm. See them growing. Loved it. I would recommend this to anyone. read more

UCC Hawaii - Tours Near Me - Holualoa, Hawaii

UCC is a popular coffee shop in Japan. Admittedly, I had never heard of the company, but I know that coffee is taken seriously in Japan so I figured it's worth checking out. Kim and I did the Roastmasters experience, which began with a short tour of the coffee plantation. Turns out that UCC's Kona coffee is not sent to UCC cafes in Japan; the only way you can get it is by visiting the Kona facility or by mail-order. In any event, we were able to see the coffee plants up close. They are beautiful. The coffee is tasty, too! The tour ended with a roasting experience. Kim and I roasted our own batches of dried green coffee beans. The experience was fun, albeit a bit pricey. The drive up to the facility is also quite nice. I recommend this experience for anyone who loves coffee. read more

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We had a great time! The tour guide was very knowledgeable. It was so much fun to see the plants and roast your own coffee. I would recommend this to everyone. read more

Did the tour and coffee roasting on Friday, March 16th. The gentleman who greeted us and did the tour was friendly and knowledgeable. I didn't catch his name. The free samples are delicious and the coffee is so smooth. Lilly did the roasting and she was funny and insightful. It was easy to see the different variations of roasting and Lilly helped ensure the beans came out the exact way requested. She even recommended the slow motion video method when filming the inside of the roasting container. We just tried our coffee at home and it is as wonderful as theirs at the farm. Highly recommend to gain knowledge of the coffee process. read more

Was so awesome! Couldn't have experienced Kona in a better way. Truly a wonderful experience, who knew I could make coffee! The owner was so funny and genuine, really made our experience so memorable! read more

We love this place! Greatest place for chocolate covered coffee beans, mac nuts and ice cream. Free samples too! Must stop here, and the view is incredible! read more

UCC Hawaii - Tours Near Me - Holualoa, Hawaii

Great experience! We sampled the coffee, and then bought a tote bag, macadamia nuts, and so.e drinks. I had an iced coffee float, which was delicious! The hubby had Affogato....ice cream with espresso. That was amazing! We walked through their orchard (which is FREE! Unlike that pretentious place up the road). The orchard is beautiful and very well taken care of, and you can tell a lot of love goes into it. We saw honey bees (the trees were in bloom), beautiful song birds...they look like large Charles, and there were even some wild turkeys roaming around. The staff was very friendly and also very knowledgeable. Overall it was a wonderful experience. I would recommend it to anyone looking for that authentic Hawaiian experience. read more

My son, daughter-in-law, granddaughter, and I went on the Roast Master tour of UCC-Hawaii, while we were on the Big Island and it was one of the highlights our vacation to Hawaii. I am an avid coffee drinker so it sounded like a lot of fun to take the Roast Master tour. Peggy Stevens was our guide, and as much fun as the tour was, she was so personable and knowledgeable that she made our tour even more fun. She gave each of us 8 oz. of green Kona coffee beans as she provided the details of what we would do while we were on the tour. She asked each of us to choose the intensity from a chart that she showed us (from green beans past light, through cinnamon, medium all the way to Italian, which was the most robust). We then created our own personalized labels that would be applied to both of our bags of coffee as we completed the process. She showed us how the roasters worked and all of the safety equipment that we would be using. She explained that she'd let us know when we had roasted our green coffee beans until they got to the "pop stage" (sounds like popcorn popping). We had each chosen 4 different intensities of coffee. You can tell that Peggy has done this a lot because she got each of our intensities spot on and she did it listening to how quickly the coffee beans popped. When she told us to remove our beans from the roasters, we immediately put the roasted, still popping, coffee beans on top of a fan and stirred the beans quickly to cool the beans. Flakes were blown out of the square wooden frames that had screens on the bottom as we stirred our coffee beans. Next, we poured our finished coffee beans into two 4-oz. bags that had our labels already affixed to them and then she showed us how to use the sealer. It was fun going through the Roast Master tour; however, Peggy made the tour even more fun. She gave us all sorts of tips that we never knew as we roasted and then cooled our coffee beans. As we wandered around the gift shop, Peggy gave each of us a small cup of Kona ice cream that she makes. She said the ice cream was such a hit that she now provides the ice cream to many businesses around the Big Island. I love coffee ice cream so I get it whenever I find an ice cream stand or restaurant that offers it; however, Peggy's ice cream is much better than any coffee ice cream I have ever had!! Even my daughter-in-law, who does not like coffee, liked the ice cream! If you are ever in the Holualoa, Hawaii area, stop by and check out the Roast Master Tour at the Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC-Hawaii). It's at 75-5568 Mamalahoa Highway (which is route 180). The event was one of the many highlights of our Hawaiian vacation. The phone number there is: 808-322-3789 and the website is: http://www.ucc-hawaii.com/ read more

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The Roastmaster Tour is such a fun and memorable way to experience Kona Coffee roasting! Creating your own personal brand of roasted beans from start to finish is worth it!!! We enjoyed sipping complimentary coffee from beginning to end, but also purchased unique coffee drinks and desserts. We will definitely come back! read more

This was pretty fun and informative! First off, it is a spectacular location with a huge view over most of the Kona coast. Plenty of parking and comfort amenities available. Taste the varieties of coffee while you wait for your tour. Which tour do you want? The Basic or the Delux Roast Your Own? Yup, we chose to do the Delux Roast Your Own! First, a photo is taken for the label of your coffee beans you'll be roasting. You'll choose the text printed below as well. HINT: If you want 4 bags, choose the 4 bag set with one label instead of 2 bags each. You'll save $20+! Roasting will be done in the coolest antique Italian roasters! Perfect for roasting the small batches, following the progress of your beans from green to as dark as you choose. A quick cool down and then it's time to fill the labelled bags, a heat seal and VOILA! Your own beans! Makes great gifts or a special private stash! read more

The view is certainly awesome and I appreciated the touch of having the coffee tastings served in proper glassware. That aside, the Kona coffee itself didn't have any distinct smoothness, depth or complexity. read more

Wonderful place. Free coffee tasting, roast your own coffee bean tour ($35). Super scenic view. read more

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Insanely friendly, totally beautiful, tons of free samples of otherwise extremely expensive coffees which by the end you will want to buy at least a pound of. Great views, great people, a no-brainer if you're nearby and have even a passing interest in coffee. Another yelper mentioned how accessible this place is, and that's true. It's right off the main road with ample parking so it need only be a 15 to 45 minute detour if you want to cram your day full. read more

Since Kona coffee is such a big deal, the SO and I decided to take a tour to UCC and participate in their Roastmaster Tours where we got to roast our own special batch of Kona coffee. Veronica showed us the coffee beans before we got to roasting and then she demonstrated the technique which was essentially kept the beans turning in the heated canisters (can't think of a better word for them). Then we would stick the wooden spoon in periodically to check on the color and then once done, we poured the beans out into a cooling rack so the beans could cool off before they were bagged. Fun experience & for the price you get two bags with your signature roast as well as your own personalized photo label. read more

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Ever sat on a Japanese toto butt cleansing toilet seat? You have not lived if your answer is a sad no, bro! Well, despair no more. Go there for a scheduled guided tour to go down the kona coffee farm. Drink their sample coffee and get a cool burlap bag. They also have coffee ice cream too. Then, after the nice walk down the farm and all these consumption, you should be ready and good to go for a run on that toto seat. Adjust the pressure and strength of dat steam of gentle water going up your who-ha. They even got a dryer to help you out. Hey, congratulations! You have just experienced the best wipe you would probably get on the island. Have I mentioned toto seats go for couple hundreds up to thousands of u.s. of a. Dollars? Daym you just got a spa treatment for free here at this farm. Oh. Yes. Great coffee. read more

What a beauuufiful estate! All the free samples you want. Awesome awesome kind staff. Free ice cream coupon in the Hawaii map book that is everywhere! Coffee is delicious. You get to make, roast, and picture label your own coffee! What a great souvenir. read more

Come here people for a great lesson in coffee and roasting! I'm familiar with UCC growing up in an Asian community but I was surprised how 80% of their visitors are from Japan. Thought more people would know about them. There was even a UCC cafe near my house in the L.A. area before it changed owners. We went up to their clean store front. It's a two-room location with a few acres of coffee taking up most of the land. Look for the UCC sign when you're driving along. Can't miss it. We went in and asked for a tour. We turn to one side of the first room and there were free samples of coffee (hot and iced). You can sip them in little UCC cups. So adorable! We signed up for the custom roasting package for 1/2 lb of coffee with your picture and label on it. We got a lesson in coffee on their fields. We went inside to start roasting our 1/2 lb of beans. We even took a picture outside to show the label to our family and friends. They were really informative and to top the visit, we got to try their coffee ice cream for free. Ahh where can I buy this? I don't think you can get it anywhere but their location. Sooo good! Not too heavy but definitely has the coffee taste in the ice cream. June was our guide and she was great! Check out the view when you're there. My hubby didn't want to leave, the view was so great! Good feng shui too, if you're into that. read more

Roasting experience was fun and informative. A fee of $35 is charged and you get to take home the beans you roasted. You have the option of how you want your beans to be ( how dark). A brief tour of the plantation is included.They also have ucc merchandise for sale.Free coffee tasting as well. read more

We have gone to a number of coffee farms while in the Kona area, but this was our favorite. We roasted our own coffee beans and they packaged them for us with custom labels with our pictures. They were very knowledgeable about the whole process. We were also given a 4 oz cup of the coffee ice cream, and it was delicious, smooth and creamy. I recommend reservations if you're interested in roasting your own. We arrived without reservations but lucked out because they had some time before the next group. They have 10 roasting containers which are from 1909. You pick the level of darkness you prefer. We each chose to roast the extra large (4 bags, 4 oz each). We roasted some according to our preference (French roast) and 4 bags a little lighter for gifts. We spent a total of about an hour there. It was a delightful way to spend the morning and a unique experience to remember. Don't pass up this opportunity to roast your own coffee beans! Previous reviews talk about the commodes, but we passed on that. read more

We were given a tour by a sweet young woman who was very knowledgeable about the coffee growing process. We learned a lot. The estate was beautiful, the coffee was delicious and we left happy that we made the short trek out there. read more

Awesome view. The crackulated estate hot coffee is the best of the 3 tasting options. It's the only coffee I've ever had that I would drink black and enjoy. It's expensive but worth it. Bonus: If you spend over $20(?) you get a free cup of delicious kona coffee ice cream! read more

This place gives an informative tour on coffee growing, and then you get to go roast your own coffee. It's a perfect activity for coffee drinkers visiting on the island. You leave with 2 bags of your own roasted and labeled coffee. read more

If you are driving by or love the smell of roasting coffee STOP. This unique road side coffee farm, coffee sampler/roaster place is unique in that you can make your own roaster coffee and label it with your own name and photo. Voila, the perfect gift from Hawaii, and if the coffee you roasted is terrible then there is no one to blame except you! read more

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This was nice, we got to roast our own coffee which was a unique experience and the ice cream was good. There's not really a tour but u can walk around the farm and the employees were very nice and willing to answer every one of my numerous questions. read more

UCC Hawaii - Coffee trees - Tours Near Me - Holualoa, Hawaii

My wife, mother in law and myself have just completed a Grand Roust Tour and we have to say that we were blown away. We had the pleasure of having Lilly (hope I spelled it right) lead us a our tour. She was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and such a pleasure to have show us around the UCC grounds. She was able to answer all our questions and make friendly conversation with our group. She made sure to go through the coffee roasting process with us and explain what makes coffee beans great. Thank you for everything Lilly! And I would highly recommend everyone take a tour! read more

We had a wonderful time at UCC. We did the roasting tour with Stephen and the farm tour with Lily. We had a tight schedule and they were very accommodating to make it work for us. I highly recommend coming here, and the roasting tour is well worth it! read more

Lili, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the coffee and company. The tour was short, about 15 minutes, and we got to sample some chocolate-covered coffee beans and macadamia nuts afterward. We ended up buying an affogato (coffee ice cream topped with espresso). Thank you Lili!! read more

Seems like if you aren't one of the many japanese tour groups you are treated as a second class citizen. We were told when we arrived they would give us a tour but we waited for 45 minutes. Still no tour and no time when they would start given to us. 2 star because the coffee is priced well. read more

Took my family here on our most recent trip. Definitely was one of the better coffee farms we visited. The coffee tasting is served on REAL china cups, and you can even get a sample of their iced coffee. Delish Its a small tasting room but very friendly staff. The kona coffee ice cream is outrageously good. You can purchase or if u come across their ad in one of the guidebooks, its free. Yum. Bathrooms are also super clean. read more

Great roasting tour. Learned a lot about growing and harvesting coffee. Roasting our own was fun and informative. Definitely worth it to visit! read more

Superb coffee in a hospitable, beautiful location with spectacular views. We went here on a tip from one of Greenwell's employees who has been brilliant at suggesting alternatives when they've been out of their signature Private Reserve. The UCC Estate Reserve is of comparable quality (ie, the highest) and it combines the mild floral notes that are the signature of a classic Kona roast. While visiting we got to meet Makoto Ikeda, one of the judges in the just concluded Kona Coffee Cupping Contest. While we did not roast our own blend (I love the concept) this was definitely a "must return" for me for the quality of the coffee, the informative and relaxed interactions with the staff, and the spectacular setting. read more

Had a great time and learned a lot about coffee beans! We got to choose our roast and she took a picture of us for the coffee label. Great gifts! Would definitely go again. read more

We had so much fun roasting our own coffee and taking the coffee tour here. Our guide, Lily, was funny, sweet and informative. Well worth the visit! read more

We really enjoyed our stop here. So unique! We roasted our own coffee and learned so much! Very interesting and fun. The samples were lovely as well. We definately recommend you add this to your "must do" list. read more

UCC Hawaii - Tours Near Me - Holualoa, Hawaii

More known in Japan, UCC is aligned on the coffee belt ready to give you a neat tour. We got caffeinated up and jittered our way around the grounds (terrain that is). The guide explained the process of harvesting the cherries to roasting the beans. Both my partner and I roasted our our blends with nifty labels for family back home. The guy could've talked all day long and he gave us the dirt on "Charbucks" and the like. read more