How Coffee Farmers in Hawaii Fought Counterfeit Kona Beans | A testing method borrowed from geology helped farmers sue a slew of stores selling supposed “Kona” coffee.

@[email protected] · 10 months ago

How Coffee Farmers in Hawaii Fought Counterfeit Kona Beans | A testing method borrowed from geology helped farmers sue a slew of stores selling supposed “Kona” coffee.

@weariedfae · 10 months ago

Tl;Dr: they sent fruit/bean samples out for geochemistry to find a trace elements signature of beans grown in the specific Kona region. Now they can compare that to beans claiming to be Kona that aren’t actually Kona.

@MJKee9 · 8 months ago

This is weirdly coincidental. Just did the Greenwell Kona coffee tour yesterday. Their French roast is next level.