Customer Reviews

Timothy's World Coffee, Kona Blend, K-Cups for Keurig Brewers, 24-Count Box (Pack of 2)

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If you get tired of the Green Mountain coffees, please explore Timothy's products. I wanted something with a little more body, flavor and smoothness, and I was very pleased to find Kona on the list. Part of the please is trying everything of course, and this one is well worth it.

I am a coffee drinker of the first order. I used to drink a couple pots a day, but now I've cut way, way back, so now that I'm not into quantity, I'm into quality. I really enjoy, really savior a good cuppa joe. I've given up my Mr. Coffee and now have a Keurig Home Brewing System and I make my coffee a cup at a time and I really love it. It only takes a minute to make a cup and each cup is different, depending on my mood.

I've been drinking single serving coffee for a couple years now and have more of these little cups in my house than you can shake a stick at. For awhile I used a Chrome Carosel, made by Keurig, but I had to keep filling it and also it was kind of clumsy for me. Besides, my coffee affliction is way to huge to be held down to a little spinning coffee merry-go-round.

For the first few months my coffee problem went spinning out of control. I had boxes and boxes of coffee in my pantry, refrigerator, cupboards, garage, even in the trunk of my car, but now I've sort of got my gourmet coffee disorder in hand and down to twenty-eight flavors.

For Breakfast I have my favorite seven and they are:

Timothy's World Coffee, Extra Bold Fair Trade Nicaraguan
Timothy's World Coffee, Midnight Magic, Bold
Timothy's World Coffee, Kona Blend
Tully's French Roast Coffee
Coffee People Bold Black Tiger Dark Roast
Timothy's World Coffee, Morning Blend
Coffee People Coffee, Wake Up Call Bold

For Lunch I have my favorite seven and they are:

Gloria Jean's Coffees Hazelnut Coffee
Emeril's Big Easy Bold
Gloria Jean's Coffees Black Gold Extra Bold
Timothy's World Coffee, Private Blend
Timothy's World Coffee, Extra Bold Parisian Nights
Timothy's World Coffee, Colombian La Vereda
Gloria Jean's Coffees GJ Special Blend

And for dinner, yes I drink coffee in the evening as well, but that's not so bad, considering I don't drink, don't smoke, don't eat sweets and eat very little meat. Sometimes I'll eat meat, but not often, so a cup of coffee with dinner doesn't seem so bad, considering. If it kept me up at night, well then that would be different, but it doesn't. Anyway for dinner I'll drink one of these seven:

Tully's Full City Roast Coffee
Gloria Jean's Coffee, Mudslide
Timothy's World Coffee, Italian Blend
Green Mountain Coffee Dark Magic Extra Bold
Green Mountain Coffee Nantucket Blend
Timothy's World Coffee, San Lorenzo Dark
Gloria Jean's Coffee, Classic Reserve

And then there is my absolute favorite, number twenty-two and that is Extra Bold Rainforest Espresso, a Timothy's World Coffee.

I keep my little individual cup packages in three large assorted tupperware tubs, marked in Sharpie, of course, "Breakfast", "Lunch" and "Dinner". So when I reach into the breakfast tub for example, I never know which of the seven flavors I'm going to wind up with.

I don't drink coffee during my meal, but afterwards, instead of desert. It's a quiet time for me. I think and reflect over my coffee as I delight in each and every sip.

I know for some, having twenty-two different flavors of coffee in my kitchen might seem a bit much, maybe even a bit quirky, well everyone's gotta have their quirks, besides, I've cut way down.

Now, about that twenty-second flavor. When I absolutely have to have an extra cup during that quiet, coffee drinking them, then that's the flavor I go for. How often does that happen, when one cup isn't enough? Only about once a day. Still, from two pots a java a day, down to four cups, is a pretty good thing, I'm not as wired as I used to be, but let's face it, I'm still running on caffeine. That's not so bad though, better a coffee crutch than something else.

In my opinion these are the twenty-two best cups of joy in the whole wide world. At least the best twenty-two flavors I've come across in the hundreds I've tried. But please don't take my word as gospel, everybody's different. You have to dive right right in, take a chance, try several flavors till you find the one or the twenty-two that you like best.

I love KONA and was looking forward to this blend, BUT it is always a gamble when I make it to see if it will be rich and satisfying or weak and bitter. This shipment of K-Cups shows no quality control at all. I don't know what happened, Timothy's is usually extremely good, but this is a BAD flavor for coffee lovers. Nothing makes me madder than to get a weak, bitter cup of coffee first thing in the morning. Don't buy this blend, you will be disappointed, I was.

This is a medium blend, and I like my coffee much stronger. Even at the lowest water setting, it's still a light cup. I'm much prefer to get a darker, bolder blend and use the middle water setting. Just not enough umph for me.

Very excellent mild tasting coffee. K-cups are great. A one cupper has never been easier.

The Kona blend K-cups is a perfect cup of coffee without bitterness. Good in the morning as well as in the afternoon or evening. It's a definite purchase and you won't go wrong.

We first tried the sample pack and liked Timothy's Kona coffee for the Keurig pod coffee maker the best. Everyone who drinks it absolutely loves it.

This is currently my favorite Kona blend K-cup. My experience has been very good and fairly consistent through 5 or 6 boxes. To me the overall taste is smooth, somewhat sweet and fruity, with a slightly acidic overtone. I've found it tastes best, if after brewing, I let the cup sit for a couple of minutes to mellow out; just enough time to get my books out to settle in for a long stretch of reading. This also lets it cool slightly so that you don't burn your tongue. If you singe your tongue, you'll miss everything. Also, don't let it get too cold; it seems to loose flavor and you might find it too acidic.

Now, this is a blend. If you're expecting a 100% Kona taste, you will find it lacking. But I don't think you'll be disappointed. However, if you're looking for a really bold, dark roast flavor, more along the lines of a French roast Columbian, this will be too mild and delicate for you. To me this is not a morning coffee. This is a relaxing afternoon and evening/late-night coffee. I have had one or two bad cups; but it's inevitable. What, you've never screwed up a pot of coffee? :) I've also tried other brands. Tully's is very good as well, but I seem to come back to this one.

Coffee is so hard to describe but this Kona blend is so wonderful that it reminds me of coffee flavored ice cream. You get that true coffee taste without being bitter or overly strong. This is now my new favorite. I love the Green Mountain and will continue with it but I must admitt I like this better. Give it a try, I am sure you will be pleasently suprised.

I guess it doesn't take much to call something Kona. Not objectionable, but fairly weak, insipid coffee. Not a good example of what you can get from a K-cup.