What is a Kona Blend?
A Kona Blend includes other types of coffee which are not from Kona (e.g., less expensive beans from Brazil, Africa, Indonesia, or Central America). Most “Kona Blends” sold in Hawai‘i contain just ten percent Kona coffee. Outside of the Hawaiian Islands a “Kona Blend” may be just one percent Kona coffee, or even less, which has generated much controversy among Kona farmers who would rather not see the reputation of their fine quality gourmet coffee tarnished by its association with inferior coffee products. Technically, a “Kona Blend” may have just one bean of Kona coffee.
