Smell of a good roast

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Judges scooped, sniffed and tasted blind samples of Kona Coffee Wednesday at the Kona Coffee Festival Cupping Competition preliminary round at the Keauhou Shopping Center. The final round of judging is on Thursday with winners announced at the Kona Coffee Council Dinner and Benefit Auction later in the evening.