Kona Coffee

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Chris - I was introduced to the Kona while getting married in Hawaii. While I am a devoted Peet's Major Dickason's Blend java sipper today, nothing has compared to the fresh 100% pure Kona I was able to get in Hawaii. I have trouble justifying buying it here in the states @ $25/lb. because I'm a cheapo but every now and then I have to splurge and get the pure heavenly beans from paradise. Drink all that you can while you're there!
Can't wait to see some photos… Mahalo!

Try Bad *** Coffee Company!

Bad *** is only for tourist, very very high prices. The coffee place he is going to is one of the best on the islands. I'm a implant to Oahu from Seattle so have fun you two! Watch out for high food prices, but have fun. Maui is a great island. Lots of wide open spaces, and not wall to wall people like Oahu is.
Aloha!

If you get the chance. visit Kawaii Coffee Company on Kawaii Island (it is a full plantantation, not just a brew house). Their coffee club is cool, and relativly inexpensive for home delivery. I have been drinking their coffee for 2 years, ever since my wife and I went there on our honeymoon.

Eddie Garmon

Maui Coffee Roasters
444 Hana Highway
Kahului, Maui, HI
Ph 808-877-2877
Toll free 800-645-2877
Fax 808-871-2684
info@hawaiincoffee.com
http://www.hawaiiancoffee.com/
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This might be too late, but bike down the volcano. Don't bother doing it at dawn, though. You'll see a million good sunsets, and getting up at 4 AM just isn't worth it. Also, some of the bike companies do midnight runs down the volcano, but don't advertise it.
And hop in every damned pool on the strip. And swim in a waterfall pool on the road to Hana, And relaaaaaxxxx…
Have fun!
Jon (dyers.org)

Coffee, schmoffee. BadAss has one of the
better cigar selections on the island.

Sorry you though the Bad *** Coffee was “yuck.” I can't remember what I tried… they had a nice assortment of t-shirts and cigars tho!

The best snorkeling on maui is at blackrock.

oh noes! the long maplink broke the template :P
Abdul

I saw this post for the first time a couple nights ago and can't seem to get the thought-memory out of my head of the last time I was in Waikiki. I was sitting on a hotel balcony in the 80's 10 floors or so up and looking out at the beach a couple blocks away. The air was already warm and I had a nice cup of coffee on one of those little hotel balcony tables and a newspaper in my lap and was just sitting back listening to the traffic a few floors down.
I must go back. If you post pics from your trip I am screwed and will have to go right after Christmas.
Hope the trip is going greatand that there is WiFi in every palm tree

Hey, Chris.

I was local in Hawaii for years and am a bit of a coffee freak. What Kona coffee mostly has going for it is an excellent marketing campaign. Most Kona coffee is simply fine. Definitely not worth the $18-25 per pound. Most of the Kona stock is just the simple Central American bean. There are, however, a few unique growers… like the Buddhist Monastary in the South West corner. Also a few growers have trees that are over a hundred years old in natural shade. Otherwise, Kona coffee is like real good Gramma Coffee.

For a real treat, try some of the coffee from the Honoka’a/Kamuala/Hamakua area. Hard to find outside the area, but very well worth it. Cloud Forest, I believe, is one from there. Really outstanding. You may have to go to the cafe in Honoka’a to get it though.

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He left out the Pirillo, which is a cup of coffee with real cream in it. Yes, it’s true - that’s called a Pirillo. Half-and-Half doesn’t count. Related Content: Coffee! Coffee Is Better Than a WomanKona CoffeeCoffee! Coffee Addiction

Kona coffee has unique growing conditions, Mike. It’s not simply the same tree growing everywhere around the world - there’s plenty more to it! Read more about it on our website or at http://www.coffeetimes.com.

And marketing efforts are severely undermined by a two decade long legal struggle between small Kona coffee farmers and large processors who throw fake Kona coffee on the market called ‘Kona Blends’. Doesn’t help that many of the Kona coffee farmers are ‘fake’ by themselves, meaning many are well-heeled retirees from the mainland, have few trees but the will to argue for arguments sake. Always look out for single-origin, single-estate coffees, regardless if in Kona or other coffee producing areas. And you’ll be in for a surprise how different one farms coffee will taste from the next one! Most coffee you drank in your life was mixed/blended of various coffees to achieve a certain masspleasing flavor profile.

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Indeed, most people who get our real 100% Kona Coffee never consider that experience in the same playing field or league as “regular coffee”. About anybody can make coffee but not many can make really good coffee. And if you are considering an Organic Kona Coffee Source, we’d love you to try ours. We are not just “playing organic” we are fully certified for both our Hawaiian Kona coffee products and our organic coffee processing steps themselves — from point A to Z! We don’t stock pre-roasted coffee, we don’t sell it to distributors that keep it for weeks on a shelf, we roast it after you order and get it right out to you in the freshest most prime state possible. We have changed the minds of lots of people who said “I’d never pay so much for coffee” — you do when you appreciate the unique flavor profile that only comes from our small area of land here on the Big Island, and when you come to realize the long hours and dedication we put into making it — we aren’t driving big fancy cars or living high on the hog, we live simply and simply earn our keep as we oversee the lands here and make a legitimate Hawaiian Product for the world. We work hard and hands on on our small sustainable Kona Coffee farm — but it is worth it for the many satisfied customers who give us their thank yous and many compliments and then follow through with repeat coffee orders. Check our website because for first time buyers you can get a one time price break to encourage you to try. You’ll be glad you did! Not all wines are the same, some are just plain cheap and taste the same; a similar case can be made for coffee — there is so-so and then so-good! Try it you’ll likely want more and find it an affordable treat you’ll savor again and again.