it really is great stuff... before we left hawaii we purchased some kona coffee for friends and family and kept a pound or two around for ourselves as my wife still drinks coffee daily. i, on the other hand, haven't drank it for nearly 18 months, if not longer, but broke down at the waimea coffee shop on the big island and this is probably my fourth or fifth cup in the last month. it's amazing how intensely good the caffeine rush hits me now.