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Blue Horse Kona Coffee

Blue Horse 100% Kona Coffee, Dark Roast

OUR BRAND STORY: Monumental volcanoes and lush, verdant steep slopes make Kona, Hawaii a special place on earth.

8.2 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #982 of 1193 (Top 83%)
Our Coffee Score 8.1
Coffee Lovers Score 8.8
Overall Ranked #982 of 1193 (Top 83%)
Coffee Beans Ranked #197 of 200 (Top 99%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #968 of 1193 (Top 82%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #840 of 1193 (Top 71%)

Our verdict: Ranked #197 of our top 200 coffee beans — a strong dark pick with chocolate, caramel, sweet notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 2,087 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
16 oz
Price / oz
$3.75
Best for
Single Serve

Flavor notes

ChocolateCaramelSweetRich

The Coffee Score review

OUR BRAND STORY: Monumental volcanoes and lush, verdant steep slopes make Kona, Hawaii a special place on earth. Our team spent hands-on time with the Blue Horse 100% Kona Coffee, Dark Roast to see how it holds up against the rest of the coffee beans we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #197 of our top 200 coffee beans — a strong dark pick with chocolate, caramel, sweet notes, earning a 4.4★ average across 2,087 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • OUR BRAND STORY: Monumental volcanoes and lush, verdant steep slopes make Kona, Hawaii a special place on earth. The high elevation, mountain slopes, mineral and nutrient-rich volcanic soil, and cooler temperatures create perfect conditions for coffee. It’s where Blue Horse 100% Kona Coffee was born. It's where we grow the world's best and most famous Kona coffee - right here in the USA.
  • 100% HAWAII KONA (NOT A BLEND!): Kona Estate Quality - Made of finest premium Kona coffee beans, grown in Hawaii, USA. The beans we use for our compatible K-cups are the same we use for our whole bean packages (not broken and inferior beans that many other brands grind up and hide in their capsules).
  • FARM-FRESH, SUSTAINABLE: Our coffee is shade grown, handpicked, sun dried, and rainwater washed (means more work for us but more flavor for you).
  • DARK ROAST: A farm favorite for those that love the delicate flavor of Kona Coffee but crave a darker roast.
  • DELICIOUS TASTE: Blue Horse 100% Kona coffee beans have complex fragrant notes of bittersweet chocolate and caramel flavor with muted acidity. These dark and slightly oily beans contain superb rich and full aromas. Delight in mellow, aromatic scents with some spicy after notes. Enjoy a robust, round taste with a bright, vibrant, yet mild acidity and a body that feels full, even buttery on your palate.

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.1/10 — ranked #982 of 1193 (83% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Chocolate, Caramel, Sweet, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 8.8/10 from 2,087 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.9
Freshness 20% weight 8.7
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 8
Value 15% weight 4.9
Roast Quality 10% weight 8.2
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.1/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.4★ from 2,087 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 73%
4 star 11%
3 star 7%
2 star 4%
1 star 5%
  • noreen meeker Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Smooth and delicious

    This makes heavenly coffee. It’s not cheap but it makes a really good gift. People aren’t as likely to buy it for themselves. Perfect for your loved ones that don’t need anymore “stuff”.

  • Digital Donkey Verified purchase ★★★★★

    A Luxurious Taste of Hawaii's Coffee Heritage

    Blue Horse 100% Kona Coffee, in its Dark Roast Arabica Whole Bean form, is not just a bag of coffee; it's a premium experience in every cup. Receiving a flawless 5-star rating, this coffee stands as a testament to the rich, volcanic soil of Hawaii's Kona region.

    15 found this helpful

  • J & A. Manning Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Goldilocks of Coffee

    This coffee was a birthday present to myself. It was one the best quality coffee brands I ever had. It's very costly so we only drink it on weekends but well worth it! It's so smooth, with just the right balance, not too acidic, not to strong, not too weak, not bitter. It's the perfect goldilocks coffee.

    2 found this helpful

  • Brooky Verified purchase ★★★★☆

    Peaberry is very rare

    Kona Peaberry has been my favorite bean for 20+ years, so I may be a little more critical here.While tasting good, it feels a little high for a 12oz bag, but then again Peaberry is much rarer, only consisting of about 5% of the crop.

    5 found this helpful

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