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„Furthermore, its cost has created an equivalent tothe Jamaican Blue Mountain syndrome: We now have commercial roasters producing Kona stylecoffee, Kona blend coffee, and coffee vaguely labeled Kona that probably consists in largepart of Central American beans. In 1991 most "Kona Blend" coffees sold in Hawaiicontained at most 5 percent actual Kona. Proposed regulations up the minimum percentagerequired by law to 51 percent.“
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„The costs of production are fantastically low in Asia, compared to Central America. And you can bet you booty that any type of highly processed coffee beverage made from a powder at your local coffee boutique, such as Mochachino and Caramel Iced Frappelatte are made with Vietnamese Robusta. And all those bizarre "cappuccino machines" and truck stops... you guessed it.“
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„Also, many people that claim they are buying "Kona" coffee at a good price and receiving "free shipping" may be actually getting a Kona blend rather than pure Kona. I ship over 30 packages a day from my business and believe me, there is no such thing as :free shipping". It is worked into the price somewhere, somehow either by higher retail pricing or a lower grade (blended) product.“
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„However, retail sales of Kona coffee continue to be rife with dubious marketing practices. Commercial roasters produce Kona style coffee, Kona blend coffee, and Hawaiian hotels brew coffee vaguely labeled Kona that probably consists in large part of (often low-grade) Central America beans. In fact, it is difficult to find a good cup of Kona coffee in Kona, and flat-out impossible in hotels. The colorful bags of Kona coffee sold in Hawaiian supermarkets and airport gift stores are almost always poor quality and stale.“
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„Chugged throught my Maui beans from Storyhouse...on to some Kona from Maine Coffee Roasters. So far, I really find I much prefer the Maui Moka to the Kona! And it's 1/2 the price!“
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„Schlueter + Maack : supplies fine green coffees to speciality roasters from regions in Latin America, Africa and Asia.“
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