Kona coffee, how I love thee, let me count the ways... Oh, I'm sorry. I must have been day dreaming. Not only is Hawaii home to some of the most beautiful landscapes and amazing sunsets, but it's also home to one of my most favorite types of coffee. Kona coffee. I could talk your head off for days about how great this coffee is, but you really have to taste it for yourself to understand why many others, including myself, love it so much. This coffee comes from the Big Island of Hawaii. The coffee plant was brought to the island early in the nineteenth century by Brazilian farmers. Today, there are still many small farms on Hawaii that grow this wonderful type of coffee. My favorite kind of Kona coffee is the peaberry version. The small coffee beans of this plant are so full of flavor and aroma.
If you are a coffee connoisseur and are ready to have Kona coffee delivered to you, you might as well do it the right way. First off, it is imperative that you buy the beans, don't buy the coffee already ground. It will lose much of its natural flavor and aroma if you buy it pre-ground. I have measured how much it actually takes to fill my coffee press and I only grind one press full at a time. By the way, I don't use a coffee maker. I prefer the coffee press. It is basically a jar with a top piece that is attached to a plunger with a screen attached to it. You put the coffee in the bottom, pour some hot water into the jar, let it brew for at least 4 minutes and then you push down on the plunger which in turn strains the coffee and keeps the coffee grounds on the bottom. This is (in my opinion) the very best way to enjoy your cup of Joe. This method of making coffee blows away my $200 Capresso coffee maker. This simple $30 device has made some of the best coffee I've ever tasted.
Okay, enough with the coffee brewing lesson already. If, at this point, I've managed to convince you to at least try Kona coffee, make sure you get 100% Kona coffee. Do not buy a blend. It's sad but as much as 90% of a Kona coffee blend can contain cheap coffee mixed in with it. I don't know about you, but I'm not paying premium prices for cheap coffee. I would recommend you try a small size to start out with. Something like an 8oz. bag of coffee would do nicely and who knows, if you like it you can save money by ordering several pounds of coffee beans at a time. For myself, I like to buy my coffee beans fresh every month despite the higher cost to me. You just can't replace a REAL fresh cup of coffee to start your day off right.
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