Comments on: 100% Kona Coffee

By: rhenneg

rhenneg — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:28 +0000

Well done publicity …
Well done publicity video. Kona coffee is very good but to say it is the best in the world is only an opinion. I have tasted coffee from the Southern districts (Kau) of Hawaii that I thought was comparable.

By: hounds2u

hounds2u — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:27 +0000

Very informative …
Very informative and educational. I just wonder what this means for the small Kona growers not in the coffee growers assoc. whether by choice or other, I bet their 100 % Kona coffee is still as good, maybe even better and def comparable.

By: roundupreadynation

roundupreadynation — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:26 +0000

This is a wonderful …
This is a wonderful video. It says nothing different from the juice commercials urging consumers to beware of 10% juice drinks trying to imitate 100% pure juice.

The big offense is to criticize agribusiness who rely on consumer deception to maximize profits. What we see is that 100% truth is offensive. Thank you for the wonderful education and the worlds best coffee!! Mahaloa Kona coffee growers!!!

By: blurvis

blurvis — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:26 +0000

Thanks for the …
Thanks for the comments. Just to clarify a couple of points, this video was produced by the Hawai’i State Ag Department as a promotion of 100% Kona Coffee. This is in response to the actions of the coffee blenders who use 10% Kona and dilute it with Columbian and seek to call their coffee “Kona Coffee”.

As for the question of quality, I agree there are plenty of good coffees in the world, but the two regarded as the best are 100% Kona and Jamaica Blue Mountain. Accept not substitutes

By: oldphoque

oldphoque — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:25 +0000

Kona coffee is the …
Kona coffee is the best hands down. I prefer it over blue mountain which is way higher in price even though it is rarely blended. I know the demand is high but Kona coffee is still too expensive to buy outright. This needs to be worked on. I used to be able to buy it at $9 per pound a few short years ago. Not today. If anyone has a better connection, I would apreciate it.

By: blurvis

blurvis — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:25 +0000

The State Attorney …
The State Attorney General of Hawai’i is attempting to supress this video!!! Presumably at the request of the big blenders (the 10% Kona bunch), they have issued a request to the Kona Coffee Farmer’s Association indicating their desire to have this video removed. They have not yet requested YouTube to remove it, but somehow they DID get my REAL name. I think YouTube “outed” me to the Hawai’i AGs office without due process. More on this as it develops.

By: nonew3

nonew3 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:24 +0000

Thank you for …
Thank you for posting this. I am a big-time coffee drinker. I am going to look for 100% Kona coffee.

By: 14072GINY

14072GINY — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:23 +0000

Here is my take on …
Here is my take on the matter. If it does not come from Greenwell Farms I say they are all a blend.
Greenwell has been making 100% Kona coffee since 1850 they are the real deal.
Take a tour of their farm and tell me if I am wrong . They are numero uno.

By: alohacaramia

alohacaramia — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:23 +0000

It’s true Kona …
It’s true Kona Coffee is the best in the world. My family lived along the border of the Kona Coffee plantation in Kealakekua.

By: BennyCorleone

BennyCorleone — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:49:22 +0000

I get mine from …
I get mine from Costco in a gold bag. It has a Parry Estate Seal on the front of it. 100% Kona Coffee Direct From Our Fields. It also says its Kona’s largest coffee plantation: 1100 acres. I hope this isn’t a blend