Ralph Gaston

Ralph controls Isla’s logistics and financial departments. If you’re a client, he’s your main contact in charge of creating, booking and monitoring all deliveries.

Ralph’s specialty-coffee adventures started with an introduction to R-graded, specialty Robusta during an origin trip to India. Since then, he has undergone Q-grader training and worked on all stages of coffee production and roasting as co-owner of Rusty’s Hawaiian, an award-winning farm, mill and roastery in the Big Island’s Ka’ū District. Ralph also is a key point of contact with Isla’s Kona coffee supply chain.