Whenever I have a friend traveling to Hawaii I insist they bring me back a bag of the famous Kona Peaberry coffee. Kona coffee is known for its smooth and mellow yet full-bodied flavor, a very deep, rich bean producing a very aromatic cup of coffee. Kona's elevated location is perfect for growing the best beans. Its climate of sunny mornings, cloudy or rainy afternoons, combine to make a superior coffee bean.

Not every bag of coffee marked "Hawaiian" is made from the Peaberry coffee bean. To ensure that you are getting this perfect bean it must say "Kona Peaberry" coffee on the label. Only coffee grown within a small area of Kona, that is only one mile wide and 30 miles long, can be graded "prime" and labeled "Kona Peaberry Coffee."

The Peaberry bean is less acidic than other coffee beans and, due to its unusual football shape, roasts differently producing a richer more robust taste. It is a very rare bean and is classified as "Extra Fancy." The Peaberry plant produces this abnormally shaped bean that accounts for only five percent of the coffee crop. Instead of the bean having a two sides, the Peaberry bean is one solid cylinder looking bean.

It has been said that coffee prepared in a French Press coffee pot is the best way to taste the actual flavor of the coffee bean. If you have Kona Peaberry coffee beans what better way to thoroughly enjoy their bold yet smooth flavor.

To be sure you are getting Kona Peaberry coffee check the label carefully. It can only be labeled Peaberry if it is one hundred percent Peaberry. Just because you are spending more and it says "Kona Blend" or "Estate" does not mean it is Peaberry coffee. Most Hawaiian coffees are blends of several different types of coffee berries roasted together to create the blend.

If you are willing to spend a little more you will receive double the flavor on your next cup of coffee if you have purchased Kona Peaberry Coffee.