Mahini Mele Organic Farm - Kona Rose Coffee - Captain Hook, Hawaii - konarosecoffee.com

I would like to thank Kona Rose Coffee for providing me with the first full-sized bag of kona coffee I’ve had in my life. For some reason, due to the size of the bag I received, I couldn’t get a solid read on what their coffee was all about. Don’t get me wrong. It tasted great and enjoyed every minute I spent consuming it; however, I had a hard time getting enough of it. By the time I spent tasting this coffee was over, I struggled with coming up with the right words to describe it.

           

I guess the confusion I’m feeling currently has a lot to do with the proximity of Kona Rose Coffee and the start of my testing process. That’s also why it took me longer to write this review than the other ones about kona coffee. I wanted to come up with the right words to describe the output from this company. I approach every company the same way. I would rather take longer to write a review than release something I’m not proud of or would disrespect the company in any way.

I wish I had more glowing praise for the coffee. The lukewarm nature of my prose should not be seen as condemnation for their product. On the contrary, I thought the coffee was exceptional in every sense of the word. It simply didn’t elicit the reaction needed to produce mountains of text. I would recommend their coffee to anyone who’s in the market for kona. I’ve found that their products are available for less than their competitors in this genre.

I would happily welcome re-reviewing this product if I were given access to larger amounts of it. Recently, I decided that I would stop going for product samplers when I request products. Full-sized products are more worthwhile because they allow for additional tastings in the event that inspiration is somehow lacking. I do not fault any company who wants to provide me with a sample size of their product. I just feel like the reviews of companies who sent me smaller products are much less convincing than those of companies who sent me exactly what their customers receive.

I firmly believe it’s possible for a type of coffee to be great and not inspire the same feelings as coffees from other companies. This doesn’t mean that the coffee in question is somehow less than. Measuring the value of a cup of coffee is challenging because it’s all subjective. One person might like a certain type of coffee that everyone else hates. That’s okay. Finding the right coffee for you, whether it’s Kona Rose Coffee or something from some other company, is all a part of the journey.

Here's a link to Kona Rose Coffee's website for your consideration

Kona Purple Mountain Coffee - Honaunau, Hawaii - konapurplemountain.com

Kona Purple Mountain Coffee likes to keep things simple with their top of the line 100% pure kona coffee. Other companies attempt to diversify their inventory with an assortment of single origins or blends. While there’s nothing wrong with that approach, you have to pay attention to companies that lay everything on the line for a single product. Coffee philosophies vary widely with people thinking that their coffee companies of choice need to have everything under the sun to make them happy, but the exact opposite is the truth.

A great coffee company has to have quality products in their repertoire if they’re to be worthy of your attention. The people at Kona Purple Mountain Coffee have made a brand of coffee that's so good that you can taste how much work they put into it every time you drink a cup. You could drink this coffee from anywhere in the world and still feel like you’re sitting at their compound in Honaunau, Hawaii getting a cup of joe straight from the source. This is the kind of coffee that’s going to stick with you and that’s exactly how it should be.

Why should we settle for anything less than brilliance when you’re choosing a cup of coffee? The world has been lulled into a false sense of security due to the accessibility of ordinary brands of java. We don’t want to go out of our way to choose something special because we are given zero reasons to exhibit effort. Our desire to achieve instant gratification carries over into what we eat and drink on a daily basis. We feel like if we ventured outside of our comfort zone we would be disappointed. That’s not something you will have to deal with when you buy a bag from Kona Purple Mountain Coffee.

Out of all the types of coffee out there, it’s difficult to find one that’s better than kona. Choosing the right variety of kona comes down to selecting one that has a high level of purity. The marketplace is loaded with all sort of products that have the name kona on them, but they lack the credentials to stand up to something like what comes from Kona Purple Mountain Coffee. You should choose the best of the best, coffee that’s forged by the most precise, dedicated people in the industry. You deserve the bet cup of coffee the world has to offer.

Here's a link to Kona Purple Mountain Coffee for your consideration.

Cythiana Farm (Absolute Palate) - Holualoa, Hawaii - absolutelykona.com

The current version of The Coffee Encyclopedia started partly because I wanted to try every type of kona coffee available. I wasn’t impressed with the results; however, I did receive word from some companies and their contributions were impressive. One of these offerings came from Absolute Palate, which provides coffee under the Cynthiana Farm and Hanalo Farm umbrellas. I was able to try their Cynthiana Farm coffee. I would love to sample their other brand. Whether or not that happens, I will leave it up to them.

As someone who loves the darkest of the dark roasts, I was weary when I opened the bag and saw that the grounds were light in color. My doubts were quickly dispelled when my nose caught wind of the wonderful aroma coming my direction. I couldn’t make my first pot fast enough. One pot turned to two and two pots turned to three. Before I knew it, this coffee became a regular part of my repertoire until I ran out of the grounds I received.

When it comes to coffee, it’s hard to imagine getting much better than 100% kona. Delving into this world creates a wide range of challenges because it’s difficult to come up with one definitive measure for good coffee. One person’s good coffee is another person’s swill from which they can't get away fast enough. Objectively, I believe that a wide range of coffee drinkers would agree that kona is a solid variety of coffee.

If you’re interested in kona, you should accept no imitators. So many companies try to come out with kona blends and pass them off as the real thing. Granted, since there’s less kona in the blends, people are able to get them for less while still getting some kona. At the same time, the difference in taste between these products is like night and day. You can call it kona all you want, but unless it’s 100% pure, you are missing out on the real deal.

If you’re interested in ordering 100% kona coffee from Absolute Palate, you can do so over at their website absolutelykona.com.