Kona Hawaii has the perfect climate, elevation and equatorial location to produce one of the best coffee beans in the world, the Peaberry coffee bean. Kona Peaberry Coffee produces a satisfying rich cup of coffee and is the reason it is one of the most sought after coffee beans.
Kona coffee can only be called that if it is grown within the district of Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is grown in a small area only one mile wide by 30 miles long. Coffee grown in any other area of the islands can only be called "Hawaiian." Even coffee grown in Kona is called "Hawaiian" if it falls below the "Prime" grade.
The Peaberry bean is less acidic than other coffee beans and, due to its unusual football shape, roasts differently producing a richer more robust taste. It is a very rare bean and is classified as "Extra Fancy." The Peaberry plant produces this abnormally shaped bean that accounts for only five percent of the coffee crop. Instead
of the bean having a two sides, the Peaberry bean is one solid cylinder looking bean.
A French Press coffee pot is the best method with which to taste the great flavor of Kona Peaberry coffee. The brewing in the press produces a smooth rich flavor cup of coffee. Peaberry coffee is a less acidic yet bolder coffee bean and being brewed in a press would produce the ultimate cup of coffee.
If you are comparing prices you may think you are getting a high grade coffee by purchasing one called "Estate." "Estate" is not a grade of Kona coffee. The Kona coffee council defines "Estate" as "the product of one farm,
unmixed with crops from other farms and processed through to roast under the control of that farm." Processing companies buy coffee in cherry form (right off the tree) from many farms in Hawaii. They combine these all the way
through to roasting and market it under their own label.
The only truly satisfying cup of coffee will be Kona Peaberry coffee, if you are
willing to pay a little more.
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