History
Our family came to the Big Island of Hawaii in 1998 looking for new opportunities. We found a nice 9.5 acre farm just waiting to be expanded. Once we took over, we worked hard to improve everything about the farm. We started our first online business and connected it with the Kona Brewing Company. We added a 38 pound roaster. We added 3 natural-gas dryers. And then the recession hit. The recession took a lot of people out of business but we lasted through it and came out on top with our second online business. Kona Premium Coffee is the result of many years of hard work and we are fully committed to providing some of the best tasting coffee in the world.
Specialties
Kona Premium Coffee Co. is the Kona District's premiere coffee company. The estate is located on the slopes of an active volcano, Mount Hualalai. Growing Our superior quality coffees begin with the healthiest Kona Arabica Coffee trees grown in fertile, volcanic soil enhanced with a blend of natural nutrients and minerals. Harvesting Unlike most conventional coffees, which are made from beans mass-harvested at varying levels of ripeness, each bean of Kona Premium Estate Coffee is individually hand-picked. Drying For smaller batches, our coffee is dried in the sun - an unpredictable method that can take from 5 days to 3 weeks, introduce molds and mildews, and have other positive effects on the quality and flavor of the coffee. For larger batches, we have large drum dryers that use a consistent indirect heat to dry the coffee. Roasting Kona Premium's roasting technique is very important to the coffee's flavor and utilizes a hot air fluid bed roaster. This roasting method is new to the coffee industry and offers several advantages over traditional coffee roasting techniques. Delivery Coffee is best consumed as soon after roasting as possible, in that continued exposure to oxygen will begin the staling process. Therefore, Kona Premium Estate Coffee is always roasted specifically to meet order demand. We're sure you'll enjoy our smooth, aromatic flavor of Kona Premium Estate Coffee.