HOT ! Hawaii Kona

Kona coffee is one of the rarest, highest-quality, and most delicious varieties of coffee grown anywhere in the world. Only beans grown in the Kona Coffee Belt, a narrow stretch of land on the lush, volcanic slopes of Hawaii’s Big Island, can be called “Kona Coffee”. And yet, most of the coffee labelled “Kona” is actually a cheaper blend containing as little as 10% Kona beans. We source only 100% genuine Kona Typica for Difference Coffee customers. It must be certified for origin and graded by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Furthermore, we work with only the top award-winning estates in Hawaii.

This year, we chose to work with Hawaiian Queen Coffee, a four-time first-place Crown Competition winner at the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival. We collaborated closely with them to obtain the absolute best from the annual harvest – the winning lot of the 2021/22 annual Kona Coffee Cupping Competition. Only 20 bags of this coffee was produced and Difference Coffee secured 6 of them, the rest being exported to Japan or enjoyed at origin.

These exceptional, rare beans represent all the most coveted qualities of the famous variety — rich, smooth, and bold, with notes of dark chocolate and a delicate acidity. They promise a truly spectacular take on the classic coffee flavour profile.