I like kona, but too expensive to be my daily grind.

I usually go for a decent bean on amazon, lately I've been buying the raven's brew stuff (deadman's reach) but I'm not too crazy about it, the koffee kult and some others are good for daily grinds too.

In the grocery store there's some decent stuff for decent value - green mountain, eight o clock, etc.

Not a fan of most starbucks coffee, but some of their seasonal ones I buy when they're available (Casi Cielo, mostly)

@syd said:

That Kona coffee is some serious shit, Man.

@syd said:

oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

Maui wow-wee? (and no I'm not a stoner)

@the-gipper said:

oh my god I have grown up,used to be when anyone talked about anything from Hawaii it was weed

@the-gipper said:

I bought mine in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm located on the slopes of Mauna Loa.

Coach purses and Colombian coffee what's this world coming to? Truth is some counterfeits are pretty good largely due to our Chinese friends.

@the-gipper said:

I got it in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm there. How much more real than that can you get?

Perhaps you like "civet coffee", eh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

FYI for you all...it is made from coffee beans that have been defated by monkeys.

Not to be confused with.....

Kona coffee is the market name for coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Only coffee from the Kona Districts can be described as "Kona". The weather of sunny mornings, cloud or rain in the afternoon, little wind, and mild nights combined with porous, mineral-rich volcanic soil create favorable coffee growing conditions. The loanword for coffee in the Hawaiian language is kope, pronounced [ˈkope].

Because of the rarity and price of Kona coffee, some retailers sell "Kona Blends". These are not a combination of different Kona coffees, but a blend of Kona and Colombian, Brazilian, or other foreign coffees. Usually they contain only the minimum required 10% Kona coffee and 90% cheaper imported beans.

Current Hawaiian law requires blends to state only the percentage of Kona coffee on the label but not any other coffee origins. There is no matching Federal law. Some retailers use terms such as 'Kona Roast' or 'Kona Style'. To be considered authentic Kona coffee, the state of Hawaii's labeling laws require the prominent display of the words "100% Kona Coffee".....

Prices vary wildly depending on where you buy it.

@calfoxwc said:

I got it in Kona, Hawaii from a coffee farm there. How much more real than that can you get?

Perhaps you like "civet coffee", eh?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

FYI for you all...it is made from coffee beans that have been defated by monkeys.

for a friend who had friends there - but she warned us to never go off the official

approved tourist sites, and never get into any taxi that wasn't owned by the gov.

and... never go off on your own, you could get killed, especially if you ended up

in Blue Mountain coffee groves, lost. They'd figure you were stealing coffee and...

pretty much makes me not buy it if I ever found it. But that was a long bunch of years ago.

@the-gipper said:

fairly bitter???

We were there two weeks, I drank it every day, and I hate bitter coffee. Pure Kona coffee is not bitter -

it's outstanding and non-bitter. Surely you didn't get the real stuff.....

@the-gipper said:

I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

Kona and a few other beans and some blends can be acquired tastes for many people.

We have to drink decaffeinated coffee due to my wife's tachycardia with caffeine but that really doesn't affect the taste that much. We generally buy coffee wire arabica beans in them, I also like Columbian blends I used to get from my cigar dealer.

On sale are always a good brand also.

@mjp28 said:

I have been there and have bought it there, and bought some from there.

To me it is fairly bitter and not my personal cup of tea.....or should I say coffee.

@westside-steve said:

An extremely hard to find. Most of it is a blend of some kind.

Many Konas have 0% real island Kona and are knockoff coffees from South America.

@mjp28 said:

"Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

An extremely hard to find. Most of it is a blend of some kind.

@pumpkin-eater said:

Kona coffee is definitely the best.

"Real" Kona from the Islands is great and expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/kona-coffee/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Akona%20coffee

@diehardbrownsfan said:

I drank the pods at work a few years back, but prefer to grind my own beans and brew it.

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WSS

@westside-steve said:

Our favorite..the wife and I...is Green Mountain Coffee. We've even been to their visitor center/cafe in Waterbury VT:

http://www.keurig.com/content/greenmountaincoffee-store

Significantly more expensive than a pair of socks but once they are installed in the shoe they seem to last almost forever.

It's kind of a no show sock that attaches to the inside of the shoe with Velcro Attached to the inside and on the sock itself. They are made with some type of a silver infused thread that kill bacteria and keep the smell away. I've had a pair of good quality boat shoes for over 2 years-and still smell like a Brand-new pair of shoes.

This new version with the Velcro attachment is much more stable than the original version with silicon gel adhesive.

WSS

Oral B cost a few dollars more but not only does it take a single Double-A battery but that battery lasts at-least 3 times as long as the cheaper brands. And the brush itself stays firm a lot longer.

WSS