Guide that tells you the best coffee to serve with various desserts and foods

	Chocolate Cake and other Chocolate Desserts For a completely over-the-top chocolate experience, serve Island Chocolate Hawaiian Tropical Blend coffee. For a very rich experience in every imaginable way, serve Volcano (from our Hawaiian Tropical Blend line) or Bonzai Pipeline (from our Paradise Blends line). Both of these are dark roasts that will complement the chocolate. For a more mellow approach, serve Gold II Kona Blend. For an “ultimate” experience, and particularly for a formal dinner, serve Private Reserve Diamond 100% Kona.
	New York Cheesecake Cheesecake is so rich and delicious that a mellow, mild coffee experience is ideal. A perfect accompaniment is our Island Sunset, Peaceful Medium Roast (from our Hawaiian Tropical Blend line). Island Sunset is a light yet full-flavored coffee that will please both the ladies and the gentlemen. A slightly lighter coffee experience that will be a delicate companion coffee is our Marooned, Gentle, Light Roast coffee, also from our Hawaiian Tropical Blend collection.
	Strawberry shortcake If you’re serving strawberry shortcake as a summer dessert item, consider offering your guests iced coffee. This is a nice summer variation on the traditional after-dinner coffee service. Medium roast coffee selections are ideal and there are many choices, including Island Sunset from our Paradise Blends collection, and our Gold II Luxurious Kona Coffee Blend. And, for a delicious change of pace, serve our Vanilla Dream flavored coffee from our Hawaiian Tropical collection. The rich vanilla flavor very nicely enhances the vanilla in the shortcake.
	Lemon Bars, Lemon Cake, and other lemon desserts Lemon cake, lemon bars, and lemon pie are loved because of their unique sweet-tart flavor, making this a challenging dessert to accompany with coffee. The best coffee to complement your lemon dessert is our Gold II Luxurious Kona Coffee Blend. This selection is very well-rounded but mellow and gentle and will nicely balance the lemon flavor sensation. A very nice alternate selection is our Marooned, Gentle Light Roast from our Paradise Blends collection.
	Apple pie, apple tarts, and other apple desserts Everyone loves apple pie and there is no better “all American” dessert than coffee and apple pie! The very best selection to accompany your apple pie dessert is our Plantation Blend selection from our Hawaiian Tropical Blends line. Plantation Blend is a nice, well-rounded, very well-balanced coffee that will appeal to every coffee drinker. Its flavor profile will perfectly accompany your apple dessert. And don’t forget the decaf drinkers; Decaf Plantation Blend is as nicely well-rounded as Plantation Blend.
	Cheese and Fruit Platters Dessert service of a variety of cheeses and selection of fruit is becoming very popular and this dessert presentation allows you to have a wide range of coffee options. Go “European” and consider serving a deep, dark espresso roast (yes, it brews beautifully in your drip coffee maker, but be sure to use your home espresso machine if you have one). The absolute best choice is our Gold II Espresso Kona Coffee Blend. This coffee selection will truly impress your guests; its smooth texture and very rich flavor profile will beautifully complement your cheese and fruit selection

Coffee Guide ~ What Coffee to Serve with Dessert