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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Checklist For Your Gourmet Coffee

If you want to ensure that you are purchasing the best variety of gourmet coffee, here are a few conditions not to overlook:

Shade Grown: The best choices in gourmet coffee are often shade grown because coffee trees suffer in direct sunlight. For this reason, a choice like Kona Coffee is preferred because it is grown under natural cloud cover to provide shade in Hawaii.
Hand Picked: Coffee trees produce cherries that must be picked at the right time, neither too early nor too late. It takes a trained eye to pick the coffee cherries at the right time, which is why handpicked coffee is preferred.
Small Farms: Some of the most premium coffee is grown in smaller areas to allow a better focus on the cultivation of the coffee crops. One of the reasons that Kona Coffee is so expensive is because it is exclusive and grown in a smaller region with only around 15,000 sacks of coffee beans produced on a yearly basis.

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Monday, February 22, 2010

All About Kona Coffee

If you are interested in Kona coffee from Hawaii, here are a few fun facts to keep in mind:

Kona coffee grown in Hawaii is a major part of the agriculture within this state, grossing up to 37 million on a yearly basis.
• In only the Kona region of Hawaii, there are over 630 farms producing coffee.
• Hawaii is the only state in the United States to produce a coffee crop.
• If coffee in Hawaii is made into a blend, it is required by law to advertise this fact on the packaging.
• However, if Kona coffee is blended in the mainland United States, it is not held subject to the same laws.
• Kona coffee is grown in Hawaii as a specialty coffee, mainly due to the high cost of living of the farmers that must produce a more expensive crop than other coffees on the market to compete.

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Kona Coffee History


If you are familiar with Kona coffee, then you may already know that it is a high end and in demand gourmet coffee roast. Kona coffee is actually grown in Kona, Hawaii, which is the perfect environment for growing a premium coffee crop!

One of the main reasons that Kona coffee is so in demand compared to other harvests all over the world is because it is grown in such a small location. The growing district for Kona coffee measures 2 miles wide by 20 miles long, which means that a smaller harvest is produced on a yearly basis. This makes Kona coffee much more expensive because it is in demand, especially compared to the many other varieties of coffee produced all over the world.

Kona coffee is delicious because it is grown in the perfect temperate Hawaiian climate. It has protective cloud covering from being grown on a mountainside, since too much sun can weaken the growth of the coffee trees. It also has enough sun to allow the beans to mature to a full and delicious flavor!

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

How To Brew The Best Kona Coffee At Home

Kona coffee is a premium and in demand coffee roast because of its coveted growing conditions. Kona coffee is grown in Hawaii, which is the only location in the United States to harvest coffee. Hawaii is full of tropical climates, humidity, and fertile volcanic soil, which makes it the perfect environment to grow superior coffee beans.

Kona coffee is somewhat more expensive, but it is definitely worth the investment because of the rich and authentic flavors that it will have to offer! If you are brewing your Kona coffee on your home coffee maker, we recommend that you use fresh and cold water, and then remove the coffee pot from the coffee maker immediately after brewing. Pour your fresh coffee into a thermal carafe or sealed thermos to keep the coffee hot and fresh. This is the best way to serve your premium Kona brew because it will prevent it from sitting on the burner of your coffee machine and becoming bitter or burnt tasting.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Unlock Hawaii's Beauty Secret - Coffee Spa Treatments!

If you have ever been to Hawaii, then you have probably noticed the beautiful scenery, as well as all of the beautiful natives. Obviously, Hawaii is a wonderful place for coffee production, and they have the ideal climate to grow premium coffee crops. Because of the humidity, temperature, and altitude available, Hawaii is one of the world's leading coffee producing countries.

But did you know that Hawaii also uses coffee as their secret beauty weapon? In many reputable Hawaiian spas, they are now administering coffee beauty treatments in the form of body scrubs, where coffee grounds are used to exfoliate. This is an amazing way to slough off dead skin from head to toe! It will also work to use the antioxidant benefits of coffee to protect the skin from sun damage by neutralizing free radicals in the cells underneath the surface.

If you want to try this at home, there are many exotic coffee body scrubs available for sale, and it will give you the opportunity to use the natural acids found in Java to soften and revive dull skin. Coffee is the best kept beauty secret to rejuvenate and revitalize your complexion!

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Gourmet Coffee Growing Conditions

Gourmet coffee is both a treat and a phenomenon, so it is important to understand the growing conditions that occur so that you can be educated enough to choose the right roast for you.

First of all, gourmet Arabica coffee does have to be grown around the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This ensures the best temperature, soil, air, cloud cover, and rainfall conditions. The air is actually very important for coffee production, which is why you will find many coffee harvests on island regions. This is precisely because as the air pushes over the ocean, it becomes much cleaner and leaves pollutants behind. By the time it reaches the island coffee crop, it is pure and fresh, which is just what is needed for gourmet coffee production.

Another thing to keep in mind is that a mountainous or volcanic region is ideal for gourmet coffee production. The higher the altitude, the richer and fuller the flavor of the coffee bean. This is a prime example as to why many popular gourmet coffee beans come from Hawaii, which has the volcanic areas that are perfect for coffee production.

Regardless of where you choose your gourmet coffee beans from, consider it just one more way to enjoy a premium cuppa Joe!

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Monday, June 29, 2009

The Vast Flavors of Hawaii Coffee

The odds are by now that you have probably tasted a rich cup of Kona coffee, but the options in Hawaiian coffee are expanding so that you have so many more choices than before. Hawaii is actually the only country in the US that currently produces coffee, and Kona used to be the only coffee producing region in Hawaii. Now there are so many more coffee producing regions in Hawaii that popped up over the past several decades, and they are popular because they do produce premium Arabica beans, which have been shown to be much higher quality and more popular than the lesser Robusta beans. Obviously, the conditions for harvesting coffee in Hawaii are favorable because of the humidity, rich soil, and tropical environment, so you can expect a different taste to arise from the bean. The methods of processing for the coffee currently being used in Hawaii are wet fermentation, dry fermentation, and dry processing. The point of the matter is that there are so many things to take into consideration when selecting a premium Hawaiin coffee, and I recommend that you start out with the Kona Coffee Beans Volcanic Estate which have a medium body with a higher acidity and smooth finish. Mahalo!

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Barack O Blend: Patriotic Coffee

Have you sipped the Barack O Blend by Kona Joe Coffee yet? If you feel like your daily cup of Joe is not nearly patriotic enough, then there is an easy way to remedy that. The blend itself comes from premium beans from Hawaii, Kenya, and Indonesia, which if you don't know the rich history of Obama's journey to presidency, all of those countries are completely significant in his life. The Hawaiian beans were chosen because that is his native state, his father was from Kenya, and he spent his childhood in Indonesia. Kona Joe Coffee carefully selected each country of origin because they already provide delicious coffee beans, and they are significant to Obama's presidency. Now, the coffee itself is not red, white, and blue, but it is a great way to honor your country while drinking delicious Java. Thank you, Uncle Sam!

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