What is a Kona coffee?
Kona coffees are the only coffees grown in the United States. More specifically, they are grown in Hawaii. Hawaii is only state anywhere near the “coffee belt” not too far from the equator.
Kona coffees are all grown on the Mauna Loa volcano. Although this volcano reaches 13,697 feet above sea level and takes up more than 50% of the main island, the coffee plants only ((continued))
What is a Kona coffee?
Kona coffees are the only coffees grown in the United States. More specifically, they are grown in Hawaii. Hawaii is only state anywhere near the “coffee belt” not too far from the equator.
Kona coffees are all grown on the Mauna Loa volcano. Although this volcano reaches 13,697 feet above sea level and takes up more than 50% of the main island, the coffee plants only ((continued))
It is an interesting marketing ploy that many companies seem to be utilizing these days, blatantly stating that their beans are arabica.
Have you ever wondered what this meant?
Well, of all the different coffees you drink, they are all derived from essentially two types of beans: arabica and robusta.
Each bean comes with its own inherent pros and cons ((continued))
Most coffees in the world are made from the Arabica bean, which is often considered the “best” around. When you get into subjective experiences like best tasting coffee, it’s definitely opening ourselves up for an argument. When compiling this list we wanted a mixture of coffees that many of our subscribers have likely not tried but should, as well as those whose flavor stood out.
1) Tanzania Peaberry Coffee
There is no more sure sign that the concept of craft coffee is taking off than one of the world’s largest hard alcohols deciding to make a plunge into the other way to get people buzzed: caffeine.
Jack Daniel’s, makers of the in/famous Tennessee whiskey recently launched their coffee beans in conjunction with a craft coffee roaster. They’ve officially gone full circle- you can drink yourself into oblivion the night before, and then when you regret your decisions the next day but still have to work, you can pep yourself up with their…
