Some people may ask about the Hawaii Kona Coffee or Hawaiian
Kona Coffee. As we have discuss in previous articles, Kona Coffee is a trademark of Arabica Coffee that harvested from
the area of Kona, Hawaii. Therefore not all arabica coffee can be called as
Kona Coffee. Only coffee that grown in the Kona area could be called Kona
Coffee. And since Kona is located in Hawaii, most people refer to it as Hawaii Kona Coffee or Hawaiian Kona Coffee. Though the
mention of Kona Coffee alone may be sufficient because Kona is located in
Hawaii.
The interesting thing is the words “only coffee grown in the
Kona area who could be called as Kona Coffee”. It means if we have the same coffee
tree, it can not be called Kona Coffee
or Hawaiian Kona Coffee if it does not
grown in the area if Kona, Hawaii. Perhaps because of this fact, Hawaiian Kona
Coffee became a very rare commodity (see article on Kona Coffee Plantation).
Economic laws also apply in these conditions. As you know,
when demand is higher than supply of a commodity, the next things that happens
is the price of the commodity becomes high. No wonder the Kona Coffee or Hawaii Kona Coffee became one of the
most expensive coffee in the world.
Due to the small quantity and expensive price, most producers
now market a variety of Kona Coffee called "Kona Coffee Blends". What is Kona Coffee Blends? Kona Coffee Blends is blend of
(minimum) 10% Kona Coffee with 90% of cheap coffee. For ordinary coffee
drinker, maybe this is not a big problem. But for the true coffee lover, maybe
they will looking for pure Kona Coffee.
If you want to find pure
Kona Coffee, you need to be careful in looking at the label of the Kona
Coffee products. Pure Kona Coffee is usually labeled "100% Kona
Coffee". I hope the information above regarding the Hawaii Kona Coffee can be useful for you.
