Don Francisco’s Kona Blend Medium Roast Coffee Pods: 100
$39.99
Product Overview
Embark on a tropical coffee journey with Don Francisco’s Kona Blend Medium Roast Coffee Pods. This exquisite blend features 10% authentic Kona coffee from Hawaii, combined with premium Arabica beans, delivering an unparalleled coffee experience in convenient single-serve pods. Designed for Keurig K-Cup compatible brewers, these pods offer the perfect balance of flavor, aroma, and ease—transforming your daily routine into a moment of island-inspired refreshment.
The heart of this blend lies in its inclusion of real Hawaiian Kona coffee—a rare and prized variety grown only on the slopes of Mauna Loa and Hualālai volcanoes. Though the blend contains just 10% Kona, it provides a distinctively smooth, nuanced character that sets it apart from typical commercial coffees. Paired with high-quality Arabica beans, the result is a harmonious medium roast that captures the essence of the tropics without overwhelming sweetness or bitterness.
Key Features
- 10% Authentic Hawaiian Kona Coffee: Real Kona coffee from Hawaii’s renowned growing regions, blended with premium Arabica beans to create a refined and distinctive cup.
- Medium Roast Profile: A balanced roast level that highlights delicate floral aromas and subtle fruity notes, offering smoothness ideal for all-day enjoyment.
- Keurig K-Cup Compatible: Works seamlessly with all standard Keurig K-Cup brewers, making it easy to use at home, in the office, or anywhere convenience matters.
- Recyclable Through TerraCycle: Supports sustainable coffee consumption by enabling used pods to be recycled through TerraCycle’s specialized program.
- Convenient Single Serve Format: Eliminates waste, mess, and guesswork while delivering full-flavored coffee with a simple one-step brew.
Technical Specifications
- Blend Composition: 10% Hawaiian Kona coffee, 90% premium Arabica beans
- Roast Level: Medium
- Pod Count: 100 count (10 boxes of 10 pods each)
- Brewer Compatibility: All Keurig K-Cup compatible machines
- Sustainability: Recyclable via TerraCycle program (no prepaid return required)
Flavor Profile & Brewing Experience
Don Francisco’s Kona Blend offers a sensory escape to the lush landscapes of Hawaii with every cup. The medium roast brings out bright acidity balanced by rich body, allowing the natural sweetness of the beans to shine. You’ll notice delicate floral hints reminiscent of jasmine and honeysuckle, along with soft fruity undertones that echo mango and citrus zest. Unlike bold dark roasts that can mask subtlety, this medium roast preserves the unique terroir of the Kona region—earthy yet clean, complex yet approachable.
Brewing is effortless: simply insert the pod into your Keurig brewer, select your preferred cup size, and press start. For optimal flavor extraction, we recommend using the 8 oz water setting, which ensures the right balance of strength and aroma without over-extraction. The pod design allows precise control over brewing variables, so you get consistent results whether you’re making one cup or serving multiple guests.
Quality Commitment
Don Francisco’s dedication to quality begins at the source. Our team carefully selects each bean to ensure only the finest Arabica and Kona coffees make it into our blends. The roasting process is meticulously managed to preserve the beans’ inherent characteristics while enhancing their natural flavors. No artificial additives, preservatives, or flavorings are used—only pure, sun-ripened coffee beans that speak for themselves.
Every aspect of production, from sourcing to packaging, reflects our commitment to excellence. The single-serve pods are engineered for optimal flavor delivery, ensuring that no aroma or taste is lost during storage or brewing. Whether you’re enjoying this coffee alone or sharing it with others, you can trust that each cup meets the same high standards.
Sustainability & Responsibility
In today’s world, responsible consumption matters more than ever. That’s why Don Francisco’s supports sustainability through TerraCycle’s recycling program. After brewing, simply place used pods into a resealable bag or container and drop them off at participating TerraCycle locations or mail them back for processing. While there’s no prepaid return option included in the package, the program makes it easy to keep coffee pods out of landfills. This initiative aligns with our broader mission to reduce environmental impact without compromising on quality or convenience.
Ideal Use Cases
This blend is perfect for coffee enthusiasts who value both flavor and practicality. It’s ideal for busy mornings when you need a quick, satisfying brew, or for afternoon gatherings where a touch of elegance enhances the experience. Offices, hotels, and cafes seeking reliable, high-quality single-serve options will find these pods both cost-effective and guest-friendly. Their tropical profile also makes them a thoughtful choice for special occasions or as part of a gourmet gift basket.
Important Notes
- For the best flavor, always use fresh water and avoid reusing pods.
- To recycle pods through TerraCycle, visit their website to locate a drop-off point or enroll in their mail-back program.
- The product does not include a built-in recycling container; individual pods must be collected separately before being sent for recycling.
- No artificial flavors, sweeteners, or additives are present—flavor comes exclusively from natural coffee beans.
- Store unused pods in a cool, dry place to preserve freshness and aroma.
Final Thoughts
Don Francisco’s Kona Blend Medium Roast Coffee Pods bring the magic of Hawaii’s coffee country straight to your Keurig brewer. With its elegant balance of authentic Kona coffee and premium Arabica beans, this blend delivers a truly elevated single-serve experience. Whether you’re a longtime fan of Kona or new to its distinctive taste, this blend offers an accessible entry point into world-class coffee culture. Plus, the commitment to recyclability means you can enjoy your coffee guilt-free. From morning motivation to evening relaxation, this medium roast provides a consistently satisfying sip that celebrates both tradition and innovation in equal measure.
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Trevor Talbert –
Hands down the best K cup I’ve had
Look, I have a man bun and a big beard. That means you know I take coffee and craft beer seriously.This coffee is a hidden gem for the price. If you need a quick cup, I have found a coffee I enjoy more from a K cup than this one.The flavor is deep and complex, yet not too bitter or different from that usual coffee flavor you expect. It makes a perfectly balanced cup that is great black or with your cream and sweetener of choice.Highly recommend!
alyssa orlando –
Finally Found My Brand
REVIEWED ITEM: Don Francisco’s French Dark Roast Coffee Pods – 24 CountI recently this past year bought my very first Keurig machine. This came after more than a decade of swearing never to become the caffeine fiend that my mother had been in life when it came to coffee drinking.Until I tried Don Francisco k-cups, drinking coffee was basically a daily energizer and focus-enhancer to me. I never thought that you’d actually be able to distill artisanal flavor and roast-mastery into a mass-produced k-cup pod.DF coffee is an absolute pleasure to drink. While I suppose you COULD gulp down a mug of it to help with the mad dash in to work, I personally feel like this product is best (and meant to be) enjoyed, as a coffee maker who is actually PROUD of what they produce would prefer.I’ve tried numerous other brands. Bottom tier brands taste like sludge, not coffee to me. Starbucks, Green Mountain, whatever that liquid is that McDonalds dares call coffee, Dunkin, gas station coffee, etc. These are all no-goes for me. Tier 2 is like the Maxwell House, Folgers, Kauai, Peet’s, etc. Some of these are OK or tolerable, but usually cost too much for what it is, or the flavors are just too sweet or too chemical.When you hit Tier 3 coffee, this is where the flavor and roast magic really starts to occur. This happens with brands like Brooklyn Beans, Black Rifle Coffee Company, Copper Moon, Tully’s, New England Coffee, Angelino’s, Deathwish, Martinson, etc. But reigning supreme over all of these is Don Francisco’s coffee. Every single flavor I’ve tried so far, even the ones I didn’t think I’d like, have proven spectacular. The French Roast in particular was so good, it switched my preference from Colombian and Italian roasts to this richly flavorful, faintly chocolatey taste that I never thought I’d like in my coffee.Cheers to Don Francisco and their k-cups. While I do keep a couple other brands around for company’s sake, this coffee maker has become the mainstay of all java production in my kitchen.
Kerry Pollock –
Awesome Kona Coffee!
Love the taste of this Kona blend from Don Francisco. Smooth medium blend coffee with a great taste! It’s my personal favorite!
Lando –
Great taste but some Keurigs don’t recognize it.
I buy the Mayan blend in a box of 100 and it’s usually been very good value at about 40 cents a pod. I switched to Gia Russa Mediterranean blend when the price shot up $10 a box a couple of months ago, but bought another box when it came back down.The coffee is listed as dark roasted, but I wouldn’t guess that based on the flavor, which is considerably better than Folgers, particularly for mixing with Torani Italian coffee syrups (I particularly like it with the Smores syrup for an almost cocoa and marshmallow taste but with a caffeine kick. Gia Russa works even better with syrups, but comes out to 60 cents a pod so I use these when I can get them for 40 cents a pod.The only issue I’ve had is my mother’s Keurif 2.0 machine won’t read them correctly. It says, “This pod is not compatible with this machine. Please try any of other hundreds of varieties that do.” Well, the company claims they ARE 2.0 compatible and they usually work fine with my 2.0 machine at my house, although I did see that message once or twice there, but lifting the lid and rotating the pod slightly and closing it again got it working.I’ve never seen that message at work on either Keurig (we just got a new one a few months ago) so I don’t know what it is other than possibly the shiny pod label throws the machine off somehow. It seems like I might have seen that error once on the Don Francisco Butterscotch flavored coffee too and my thought was the shiny label causes a reflection on the sensor or something, but it always worked if I lifted the lid part way and tried again and usually doesn’t do it at all, but her machine will not accept the Mayan blend pods (if you fiddle with the lid a few times, it’ll eventually ask if you want hot water instead and hitting YES makes the coffee as the pod is still in there).Her machine worked fine with the Butterscotch flavor (her favorite) and its lid is shiny too, but not a dark brown label like the Mayan blend. So beware, it might not like your (older anyway) 2.0 machine, but not because it wasn’t designed for it, but because apparently some machines can’t read the labels properly (I don’t know if there’s a sensor I could clean on hers, but this is the only pod I’ve ever gotten that message on hers).
SBG –
Coffee pods
Subscribe and save! Have this sent to my office monthly. Staff coffee… its good!
Mars –
Best tasting coffee
These pods are fantasticThe kona blend is great no bitterness The price is great too
Maria –
Weak
Very weak, have tu put it at 6 oz to get some strength itâs delicious but super weak.
jeffrey g. –
more like light roast to me
Tast good, but seems like light roast
Martin –
Très bon
Claudia –
Fué un regalo que gustó mucho