The difference between Hawaiian kona coffee and blue mountain coffee_Hawaii kona coffee growing environment

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If Blue Mountain Coffee is the "movie star" in the eyes of coffee fans, Hawaii Kona Coffee is undoubtedly the coffee industry's "movie queen" Audrey. Hepburn! The reason for this is that Hawaii's Kona coffee beans have the most perfect appearance, its fruit is extremely full and shiny, and is known as "the most beautiful coffee bean in the world".

The excellent quality of Kona coffee benefits from the suitable geographical location and climate. Planted on the slopes of the Mauna Roa volcano on the southwest coast of Hawaii, coffee beans are closer to the coffee characteristics of Central America and the Caribbean, coupled with growing on volcanoes and high-density artificial farming. So each bean can be said to be a spoiled "lady", like a girl from the Hawaiian sun breeze, fresh and natural.

Kona coffee has an extremely strong aroma and nutty aroma, with a mixed sour taste of wine and fruit, smooth taste, lip and tooth aroma, fresh Kona coffee is really delicious! If you think Indonesian coffee is too heavy, African coffee is too sour, and South American coffee is too bold, Kona coffee is the ideal choice!

Kona coffee allows people to enjoy a unique pleasure, leading you slowly into a detached state of coffee tasting, which comes entirely from the oldest Arabica coffee tree. An American missionary named Samuel Riveland Lagos (Samuel ReverendRuggles) brought branches of coffee trees from Birch's Emirates Garden to Kona. This coffee is a descendant of the Arabica coffee tree that first grew on the Ethiopian plateau, and Kona Coffee continues its noble and ancient lineage to this day.

The best Hawaiian Kona coffee is divided into three grades: extra good, good, and number one. Authentic Kona coffee must come from the Big Island of Hawaii (the BigIsland), so only about 1400 hectares of Kona coffee is produced, which is extremely rare. Coffee, which now calls itself "Kona", contains less than 5% of the real Hawaiian Kona coffee, mostly "comprehensive Kona", mixed with beans from neighboring islands. Authentic Kona coffee is extremely expensive and costs as much as Blue Mountain coffee.

Kona coffee growing environment

The good quality of Kona coffee should be suitable for the right geographical location and climate. Coffee trees grow on the slopes of volcanoes, and their geographical location ensures the altitude needed for coffee to grow; the dark volcanic ash soil provides the necessary minerals for coffee.

This is probably due to the fact that Kona Island is rich in volcanic black mud with moderate acidity, rich mineral content and suitable water content. And every afternoon, a cloud floats over the island of Kona to block out the sun to protect fragile coffee saplings.

The climate is very 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, and the white clouds surging in the air are natural umbrellas for coffee trees, and the evening will become sunny and cool.

Because of the suitable natural conditions, the average yield of Kona coffee is very high, reaching 2240 kg per hectare, while the yield of coffee per hectare in Latin America is only 600 Murray 900 kg.

Kona coffee growing environment

Soil: fertile tropical Hawaiian volcanic soil that provides the dense nutrients of the Kona Coffee Tree.

Altitude: the appropriate altitude of 3600 meters and cool moonlight make Kona Coffee ripen slowly and create an excellent taste with rich appearance and full moisture.

Rizhao: the warm tropical sun plays an important role in the reproduction of coffee trees. Hawaii provides the morning light that Kona Coffee needs.

Cloud cover: due to the rise of clouds at noon, the severe direct sunlight is ensured and stopped.

Rainfall: cloud cover brought enough Rain Water, so that after a morning sun coffee, eager to enjoy the afternoon Rain Water's moisturizing baptism.

Slope: a good slope makes Kona coffee absorb enough water in the soil without absorbing too much and affecting the flavor of the coffee.

Hawaiian Kona coffee bean brand recommendation

Hawaiian Kona coffee beans baked on Qianjie Coffee are fully guaranteed in terms of brand and quality. And more importantly, the performance-to-price ratio is extremely high, a pack of half a pound 100 grams, the price is only 120 yuan. According to the calculation of 15 grams of each cup of coffee powder, six cups of coffee can be made in a bag, which costs only about 20 yuan per cup, which is very cost-effective for coffee shops to sell hundreds of yuan a cup.

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