Kona Coffee: Sure To Become One Of Your Favorites

2007-10-28 Word Count: 356 Category: Coffee

Coffee comes in many varieties. Figuring out what to purchase from a menu of different coffee beans, roasts, styles of preparation, and added flavors takes so much time you barely have any left over to enjoy your coffee. If you want to skip right to the best, choose kona coffee, which is seen as a special delicacy.

Kona coffee is a term that refers to coffee made from beans grown on Mount Hualalai and Mauna Loa which are in the Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. Where it is grown is where its name derives from and because of this there is no other coffee that can be termed Kona.

Coffee enthusiasts prize kona coffee, which can only grow in a small, select area. In order to flourish it requires the best possible conditions with regard to sunlight every morning, rain in the afternoon, and placid evenings. The precise environment necessary for growth makes the coffee extremely rare.

Kona coffee is rated by its quality and the type of bean or seed. There are two types of seed. Type I is a coffee that has two beans for every cherry; one of which has a flat side and the other which has an oval side. Some examples of type I are kona extra fancy, kona fancy, kona number 1, and kona prime. Type II looks a little different and has only one round bean for each cherry. This type is not as common as type I. Examples of type II are peaberry number 1 and peaberry prime.

While shopping, you may encounter coffees that are labeled kona blend. These are generally blends of true kona and more common coffees, but the proportions may vary widely. Sometimes, there may be as little as ten percent of true kona. The rest is generally made of Brazilian, Central American, or other beans. Hawaii's laws mandate that manufacturers display the proportions on their products, but federal law does not require this.

Many stores sell kona coffee, both in Hawaii and outside of Hawaii. You may also find local restaurants or coffee shops that carry kona coffees.

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Coffee comes in a wide range of varieties, but if you want the best, choose kona coffee , a special delicacy. This coffee comes from the coffee beans grown in the Kona Districts of Hawaii, where the conditions are just right for this premium variety, and only coffee grown here can be called 'kona'. Visit: coffee-store.org/