Kona Coffee, the Ultimate Taste Experience

If you have ever visited the Big Island of Hawaii, then you have probably been introduced toKona Coffee which, to coffee connoisseurs, has come to be known as the best of the best. It's flavor and aroma are treasured worldwide and the Kona beans are some of the most expensive on the coffee market.

The Kona district of Hawaii actually sits between the shadows of two volcanoes and, in an area about 2 miles wide and 20 miles long, where coffee beans have been grown for over 175 years. The climate, soil and favorable growing conditions in general, provide more than adequate conditions for the Kona trees to grow strongly on the steep slopes of the two huge volcanic mountains.

First introduced in 1892, by Herman Widemann, an Oahu grower, the coffee variety we know today as Kona Typica, was called Guatemalan. The Guatemalan coffee, was grown on the Big Island of Hawaii for several years before the new coffee was declared to be superior by far than the original Brazilian variety that had been introduced to the growers on Kona. And it's because of the growers, their continued care and hard work, that the tradition of Kona Typica has continued for over 100 years.

It's because of the coffee growers that the coffee plants are carefully cultivated so that when, in the early spring the Kona bean flowers bloom, they all don't bloom at the same time. Instead, they bloom one section at a time. And, unlike other types of coffee beans, Kona beans are hand picked by the growers which result in a sweet cup of coffee. Visiting each coffee tree at least five times throughout the harvest season so that on each visit only the ripe coffee cherries are picked, getting as much fruit as possible. It is because of this method of specialized care, that the flavor and taste of Kona coffee remains pure without the imperfections caused by the inclusion of immature and old coffee cherries.

The taste of Kona coffee is rich in flavor with a hint of spice. It's what can be called a full-bodied flavor. Combine this exquisite flavor, with the special coffee trees that grow on less than one thousand acres worldwide and, the specialized care given to hand picking the coffee beans and you have a much sought after commodity. Kona coffee beans demand a high price on the consumer market, in part because it takes seven pounds of Kona cherries to make one pound of the roasted coffee.

With that being the case, some retailers will sell coffee that they label as a Kona blend. Unfortunately, these blends will usually contain only about 10 % Kona coffee and 90 % Columbian or Brazilian coffees, and this is not true Kona coffee.

So, if you decide that you want to enjoy some real, honest-to-goodness Kona and, you don't have any plans to travel to Hawaii in the very near future, you may want to buy some 100 % Kona bean coffee. And if you are unsure where you would find this very expensive coffee in your spot on the planet, then search online for retailers from the state of Hawaii and, buy a pound of this truly awesome coffee. That way, you can be sure that what you are buying, is without any doubt, pure Kona coffee.

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