Posted Thu Apr 15, 2004, 9:10am Subject: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
I have the good fortune of being able to swing a trip to Oahu and the Big Island next month. My old roommate is taking command of a submarine and I'm using it as an excuse to go back to Hawaii and bring my oldest along for a trip to the volcanoes.
Any recommendations for the best place (not necessarily the cheapest) to buy beans or tour would be appreciated. Most of the websites I've found are stores for roasted coffee.
Also - recommendation for degree of roast would be appreciated.
JavaBean Senior Member Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Posts: 30 Location: NJ Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Thu Apr 15, 2004, 9:25am Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
I definitely swing by and say hi to Bob & Cea @ Smith Farms they are the growers, pickers and packers of their own Kona coffee (everything by hand) - very cool people.
Posted Thu Apr 15, 2004, 10:07am Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
JavaBean Said:
I definitely swing by and say hi to Bob & Cea @ Smith Farms they are the growers, pickers and packers of their own Kona coffee (everything by hand) - very cool people.
Absolutley!! Smithfarms is without a doubt the best Kona I have ever had! You will be in for a treat. {:-D Everything's personal preference, but to a few to several secs into 2nd crack is great, City to full City roast, you DONT want to ruin this bean!
Posted Fri Apr 16, 2004, 11:27am Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
Thanks for info. I dropped them an e-mail but have not heard anything as of yet.
The last time I visited the big island, this place was memorable just because of the name. Now I see they have franchised. The coffee was hardly memorable though, and this was before I was a CG. I still like the name however.
Posted Fri Apr 16, 2004, 4:30pm Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
Make sure you post a run-down of the tour, if you get in. I'm sure I'm not the only one that would like to hear about it, and live vicariously through your travels ;)
Jeff
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Posted Tue Apr 20, 2004, 3:52am Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
JavaBean Said:
I definitely swing by and say hi to Bob & Cea @ Smith Farms they are the growers, pickers and packers of their own Kona coffee (everything by hand) - very cool people.
LurkerJohnny Senior Member Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 67 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Wed Apr 21, 2004, 12:18am Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
BeanWhere, I live on Oahu and a co-worker has family that runs a coffee growing business on the Big Island. I wont see him till Friday though. I will ask him then for a recommendation of where is a good place to go for a tour. I would like to know that as well. I hope that is not too late. Johnny
Posted Wed Apr 21, 2004, 12:11pm Subject: Re: Kona - best place for tour and to buy green beans
LurkerJohnny Said:
BeanWhere, I live on Oahu and a co-worker has family that runs a coffee growing business on the Big Island. I wont see him till Friday though. I will ask him then for a recommendation of where is a good place to go for a tour. I would like to know that as well. I hope that is not too late. Johnny
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