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A brief introduction to the flavor, taste and aroma characteristics of Kona coffee beans in Hawaii coffee producing area of the United States

Published: 2025-08-21 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2025/08/21, Kona coffee has always been grown at home. At first, only men were allowed to work in the coffee garden, and later women joined in. This kind of family production of Hawaiians preferred to rely on the efforts of their families rather than hiring workers to work, so it was normal for Hawaiians to have eight or nine children at that time. Since then, there have been new immigrants from the Philippines and the United States.

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Qianjie believes that coffee lovers have heard of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Therefore, Qianjie is very necessary to talk to you here about a coffee juxtaposed with Jamaica, which is the famous Hawaiian Kona coffee. Kona coffee is very fragrant, glycol, but also with a fruity flavor, mixed with a unique spice flavor.

Kona coffee is located in the Kona producing area and can only be grown on the slopes of volcanoes. It can be said that it is a very rare variety of coffee. As the production of Kona coffee decreases day by day, its price is on a par with that of Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee.

Qianjie learned that during 1892, the coffee industry in the United States was mainly a commercial coffee model, coupled with the fact that most of the terrain in the United States was not suitable for growing coffee, so American coffee was not very famous at that time. But the entry of Hawaii has put the United States out of this awkward situation. Hawaii began to introduce iron pickup coffee from Guatemala and grow it all over the country.

Hawaii is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Among the many islands, Hawaii is the tallest compared with other islands. The climate on the island is very suitable for growing coffee trees, and the varieties of coffee trees are more pure. This also ensures the best flavor of Hawaiian coffee.

Even though Hawaiian coffee is the highest above sea level than other islands, the altitude suitable for coffee growing areas is only 300-1100 meters, which does not meet the altitude required for fine coffee. Although it is not up to standard, the status of Kona Coffee is still recognized by everyone. This seems to be a bit self-contradictory to the standard of boutique coffee. From the point of view of Qianjie, it seems that the concept of boutique coffee is not immutable, and there is always an exception to coffee.

Common Hawaiian coffee includes iron pickup, Kaduai and other varieties. The coffee beans grown in Kona area are very beautiful and full in shape, and are known as "the most beautiful coffee beans in the world". The planting model in Hawaii has always been the family planting model, because there are so many children in Hawaii, it is a very good labor force, and it also saves a lot of labor costs.

Kona coffee beans have a total of five grades, Extra Fancy,Fancy,Prime and No.1 Peaberry,Peaberry Prime. There are three common levels:

Extra Fancy: ≥ 19 mesh, moisture content: 9% ~ 12%, defective beans: less than 10 (350 g raw bean samples)

Fancy: ≥ 18 mesh, moisture content: 9% ~ 12%, defective beans: less than 16 (350 g raw bean samples)

No.1 Peaberry: ≥ 10 mesh, moisture content: 9% ~ 12%, defective beans: less than 20 (350 g raw bean samples).

Qianjie believes that although the altitude of the Kona coffee producing area is not high, the sour taste is the cleanest and most elegant of all low-altitude coffee. Queen's Manor is famous for its high-quality coffee, where 70% of the coffee harvested is one of the top premium coffee beans in the world, and this Kona coffee on the front street is from Queen's Manor.

In Hawaii, the scarce Kona coffee beans have created an independent market in Hawaii. Manufacturers have a great deal of autonomy in pricing and products. For example, producers can determine the price of coffee by allowing buyers to taste and test it according to production costs and the way it is processed. This practice is very rare in the coffee industry.

Kona coffee uses water washing and natural drying. Hawaii's clean and sweet mountain spring water provides the ideal conditions for washing, which creates the bright appearance and pure and fresh taste of Kona coffee beans. The washed coffee beans are placed on a huge plate and dried naturally by the sun. Kona coffee is a low-density bean, the bean temperature should not be too high, in the sweet taste, the color changes to light yellow, high moisture content, need to stew enough time. Coffee beans are fresh and clean with a strong and heavy touch. Kona should not roast too much. Qianjie Coffee uses medium and shallow roasted beans.

Before the raw beans of Kona coffee are exported, a number plate will be affixed to the sack of coffee, indicating that it has been certified by the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture, with an identified official seal. In addition, coffee from sowing, picking and washing, and so on, all depends on labor. In addition, the output of coffee is very small, and the flavor of coffee is also recognized by everyone. Therefore, the authentic Kona coffee and Blue Mountain Coffee in Hawaii are synonymous with high-quality coffee.

The following is the basic information of this coffee on Qianjie.

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