Hawaii, the only state in the United States where coffee is grown commercially, produces the amazing Kona coffee bean, known for its unique gourmet quality and flavor. In fact, Kona coffee thrives only in a tiny region on the western slopes of the Big Island where it has, over 175 years, been highly developed using heritage trees that do exceedingly well in the rocky volcanic earth. Sunshine, rainfall and soil strike a perfect balance in this small, fertile locality where the harvests are bountiful. The areas exquisite Kona coffee is world renowned and emerging boutique-like coffee flavors are earning their stripes.
The prized Kona trees are never touched by mechanical harvesting equipment. Instead, families and workers from six hundred private estates gently pick by hand, so youll never find a combination of ripe and unripe beansindividual inspection of each coffee cherry assures you of a perfect cup of coffee every time. This naturally high quality coffee can only get better with the special care it receivesthe higher the level of care, the better the coffee.
Rather than comparing the growing of Kona to other types of coffee, a closer parallel can actually be...