Comments on: What I’m Drinking – 100% Kona from Best Thing To Happen To Coffee

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:08:37 +0000

Thanks for stopping by. It’s my pleasure writing the articles, I couldn’t imagine writing about anything else.

I suppose it is kind of weird to buy Kona coffee roasted in Michigan, but I’ve had great coffees roasted all over the country. I think the location of the roaster isn’t as important as other factors like the quality of the roasting job, how fresh it is, etc.

By: Kona Coffee Seller

Kona Coffee Seller — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:05:44 +0000

Mike,

Great article about Kona coffee, and especially the need to look for 100% Kona and watch out for fraud — that’s far too big a problem in our industry. But don’t you think it’s strange to buy Kona coffee from a roaster in Michigan?

We are a 100% Kona coffee retailer located in Maui, and we are in direct contact with farmers on all the Hawaiian islands. We also freshly roast our coffee in small batches and ship it directly to the customer in bags with one-way valves to ensure maximum freshness. (PS – The best way to keep coffee fresh is to order it whole bean and grind only what you need at the time you’re going to use it.)

If your readers really want a taste of the islands, we’re here to let them know they can get their coffee straight from the source by visiting http://www.mauicoffee.com.

Mike, thanks for all the informative articles and for promoting the enjoyment of coffee!

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:49:43 +0000

Bethany, Thank you for the compliment and for stopping by and leaving a comment. I wish I had a sister that lived there and could ship me coffee directly from there. However, I do have a brother that lives in Seattle, so that’s not bad for coffee either.

By: Bethany(dirtykitchensecrets)

Bethany(dirtykitchensecrets) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:30:47 +0000

I love Kona Coffee! I used to live on Maui and we would always have it in the morning. My sister (who lives there) ships some over every once in a while! But you’re right it’s even better when drinking it in Hawaii Great site BTW!

By: JT

JT — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:40 +0000

Thanks Demi,

I’m JT the owner of the coffee company.

You are 100% right but this was a Typo on my services part Confusing the 100 % Kona beans With a Completly seperate bean that is in the Hawaiian Blend that has beans grown in Kuai.

The 100 % Kona is in fact Grown on a small family farm that i was lucky enough to have met in person and Pick my very first Coffee Bean ..

Again i do apologize for my error.

By: Demi

Demi — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:49:05 +0000

I just checked that site and realized they’re selling Kuai coffee as opposed to Konas.

But why are they saying it’s 100% Kona, when the Kona coffee belt is located on the ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii? Kuai is no where near Kona (two separate places), and Kuai coffee is machine-picked on massive plantations and a lot cheaper than handpicked Konas.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:28:42 +0000

I’ve seen all sorts of fake Konas before, had no idea what I was looking at until I did a little research.

Please send some of the chilly weather down here! I’d love to be able to turn off my AC.

By: Tara Kennedy Aiken

Tara Kennedy Aiken — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:36:26 +0000

Good point on making sure you get the actual 100% Kona-it’s unfortunate, but many people are victims of fraud in many industries.
It’s chilly and rainy in NH right now, so your post is definitely making me dream of Hawaii…