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All About Kona Coffee
| Hawaii
is the only state within the USA producing coffee. Although all the major
Hawaiian islands produce coffee, the Kona districts of the Big Island have
the longest history of coffee production.
Since the 1800's coffee farmers have grown Kona coffee cultivating the unique and distinguished flavor of a Kona cup. In springtime coffee trees bloom and produce fragrant white flowers called "Kona Snow". Following the blossoms the coffee fruit begin to grow and will be ripe red cherries during the late summer and autumn. Like all specialty coffees of the world, Kona coffee is picked by hand carefully selecting only the ripe full flavor for processing. |
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| The coffee beans from the fruit are soaked in water for 12 to 24 hours after the outer skin is removed (pulping). The coffee beans are then sun dried, milled and carefully graded. The grading standards for Kona coffee is one of the highest in the world. |
| The Kona
coffee taste can be described as smooth to the palate, medium bodied
with a natural sweetness and rich intense aroma. High quality Kona
coffee can be made strong without bitterness.
Hawaiian Forest Estates roasts their coffee with the Diedrich Roaster. The roaster is located right on the Kona farm premises. We make sure your coffee is freshly roasted. |
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