Brief introduction of Hawaiian Kona Coffee

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Kona Coffee is fresh, crisp, medium-bodied, slightly sour and full-bodied, with a long finish. The most rare thing is that Kona coffee has a mixed aroma of wine, fruit and spices, which is as charming as the colorful colors of this volcanic archipelago, so that some people think that this gentleness is synonymous with mediocrity. I think Kona is too refreshing and too simple. But if you are the kind of person who must slowly get into the state with the aroma of coffee before tasting it, Kona is the right coffee for you. Because he is not as mellow as Indonesian coffee, not as full-bodied as African coffee, let alone as rugged as Central and South American coffee, Kona coffee is like a girl in the Hawaiian sun breeze, fresh and natural, lukewarm.

Kona coffee, Arabica, beautiful appearance, average neat bean shape, clear taste, medium mellow, slightly sour taste, strong aroma and long aftertaste. Kona coffee is divided into four grades, namely Extra Fancy, Fancy, Prime and Gr.No.1. Due to low production and high production costs, in the case of increasing demand for boutique coffee, the price of Kona on the market is catching up with the Blue Mountain of Jamaica, and the best Kona beans are becoming more and more difficult to buy.

The excellent quality of Kona coffee benefits from the suitable geographical location and climate. Coffee trees grow on the slopes of volcanoes and the volcanic ash soil is fertile. The climate is suitable, the sun in the morning gently passes through the air full of water vapor, in the afternoon, the mountains will become more humid and foggy, the white clouds surging in the air are natural umbrellas for coffee trees, and the evening will become sunny and cool, but there is no Frosts Descent. Because of the suitable natural conditions, the average yield of Kona coffee is very high, reaching 2240 kg per hectare, while in Latin America, the yield of coffee per hectare is only 600kg ~ 900kg.

The raw beans of Kona coffee are usually small packaged coffee beans. Kona coffee is also often used to make blended coffee along with other coffee beans. Kona beans mixed with other beans will be marked with "KonaBlend" on the package. Unfortunately, the content of Kona beans in this mixed bean may be very low, and the minimum content of Kona beans in Hawaii that can use the "Kona" label is only 10%.

Hawaii is the largest island in the Hawaiian archipelago, so it is also called the theBigIsland. Kona Coffee is produced in the west and south of the Kona region of Hawaii. Coffee trees are scattered on the slopes of Hualalai and MaunaLoa, which is 150m to 750m above sea level, which is suitable for coffee growth.

The excellent quality of Kona coffee benefits from the suitable geographical location and climate. Coffee trees grow on the slopes of volcanoes, and their geographical location ensures the altitude needed for coffee growth; the dark volcanic ash soil provides the minerals needed for coffee growth. The climatic conditions are very suitable. In the morning, the sun gently passes through the air full of water vapor. In the afternoon, the mountains will become more humid and foggy, and the white clouds surging in the air are natural umbrellas for coffee trees. And the evening will become sunny and cool, but there is no Frosts Descent. Because of the suitable natural conditions, the average yield of Kona coffee is very high, reaching 2240 kg per hectare, while in Latin America, the yield of coffee per hectare is only 600kg ~ 900kg.