Connoisseurs Approve

Gods Gift to the Coffee Bean - For the coffee drinker,100% Kona is like the finest wine. Take a drive any time of year through the verdant uplands on the West Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii and you can’t help but notice a distinctive aroma wafting through the fresh tropical air—the smell of roasting coffee. - Spirit of Aloha • October, 2005 - Read Article

An Appetite for Hawaii - Off the usual tourist trail, food growers and entrepreneurs help define the islands' delicious, distinctive cuisine.   By Martine Booe - Bon Appétit • March. 2002 - Read Article

New York Times - AS you drive south along the west coast of the Big Island, you can't help smelling the coffee roasting. By R. W. APPLE Jr. - New York Times • Feb 28, 2001 - Read Article

King Kona - Hawaii's esteemed coffee bean shows that fine wine isn't the only delicious estate-grown sipper. By Harvey Steiman - WINE SPECTATOR • SEPT. 30, 1999 - Read Article

Corby Kummer, 'The Great Good Cup', Diversion Magazine, February 1993
"...genuine Hawaiian Kona coffee is produced in very small quantities, despite the wide distribution of what is labeled 'Kona'. Most of this is actually a Kona blend (meaning as little as 10% genuine Kona coffee), and even pure Kona can be indifferently grown and processed.

True Kona is a remarkably aromatic, ultra-smooth brew with clean, mild flavors and very low acidity... One producer I can personally recommend is John Langenstein, who works an eight-acre farm in Honaunau. Each bean is hand picked at peak ripeness, pulped, meticulously washed, sun-dried, and then air-roasted. The result is about as far from supermarket coffee as it is possible to get."

'The Best of '94', Diversion Magazine, December 1994
"For variety and quality, no-one beats the Coffee Connection in Boston... But Langenstein Farm on the Big Island of Hawaii wins special mention for the best Kona coffee. Its aromatic, ultrasmooth brew is offered in medium, dark, and French roasts."

'Black Book', Departure Magazine, May/June 1995
"Langenstein Farm sells terrific 100% Kona coffee."

Janice Wald Henderson, 'Dining', Diversion Magazine, February 1996
"Langenstein Farm sells excellent Kona estate coffee (the real thing, as opposed to the aforementioned blends) at its Big Island locale . . . .

Chuck Furuya, Food & Wine Magazine, March 1997
"Langenstein Farm produces exceptional quality estate Kona coffee"

Notes:
John is not the farm manager but continues to be a partner in the farm.
Diversion Magazine is a privately sponsored publication for physicians at leisure.
Departure Magazine is distributed by American Express to their platinum card members.
Gourmet Food Magazine is a commerical publication for the discriminating gourmet food enthusiast