Meridian Coffee House

Kona coffee is gown on the Hawaiian hillsides of Mount Hualalai and Mount Mauna Loa.  The Hawaiian climate and volcanic soil is perfect for growing the rare and expensive coffee bean.  In late August the bright red fruit (characteristic of the Kona coffee tree) are ready for harvest.  After harvesting, the beans go through a rigorous pulping, drying and roasting process.

Approximately 600 farmers grow coffee on The Big Island’s Kona district.  Originally Japanese immigrants worked the fields, but in recent years, coffee farmers include a wide diversity of growers.  Because of its fragile and unique cherry-like fruit, the bean can only be cultivated by hand and not by machine.  Great pride is taken in producing the unique coffee.

When brewed, Kona coffee has is a wonderful mix of delicate yet rich flavor.  It is one of the best coffees in the world not just because of its rarity, but the detail in which the farmers produce the beans.  Kona is the only coffee produced in the United States.  When purchasing, make sure you are buying the real deal.  If the product says “blend” it only contains approximately 10% pure Kona coffee.  Authentic, pure product can be found at specialty coffee shops and online.

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