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Hey Mike, have you seen this one?

This might just be the most expensive cup of coffee in the US

$600/lb coffee beans selling at $55/cup of coffee, and it looks like a six ounce cup to me.

YES, I have had that one actually, but aint no coffee on the planet worth $55 a cup!!!!!!!

The co-ops I buy my beans from offer various Geishas from time to time. The last one I bought was a "Costa Rica La Candelilla Gesha “Palmilera” Micro Lot" which sold for $17 a pound, vs the normal $3-5 a pound for high quality regular green beans. Keep in mind that green coffee loses about a third of it weight when you roast it.

The last time I had the exact one mentioned in the article was back in 2015, and it sold for $12 a pound green, which would put it about $20 a pound out of the roaster, add typical retail markup and it would be about $40/lb. Me thinks somebody in that supply chain (probably the auction house) is selling "the sizzle NOT the steak". Reminds me of my dealings with Chinese tea brokers. Though the rest of Klatch's prices seem fairly reasonable for high end Joe.


Panama Esmerelda Geisha
« on: August 24, 2015, 07:40:23 PM »

A truly spectacular Geisha... easily 90pt. coffee, which never happens in my scores

Coffee: Panama Esmerelda Geisha 1500, Peterson Family
Process: Wet-Processed

-floral (orchid), lime, strawberry, vanilla and caramel-

Fuller cupping notes here; http://www.greencoffeebuyingclub.com/index.php?topic=19392.0

GCBC Base Price, $12.80/lb.

Quick Prices:

4 = $63.60 (12.80+.50)x4 + $3.00 Paypal + $5.70 postage/insurance
10 = $149.80 (12.80+.50)x10 + 4.50 " + 12.30 " "
15 = $217.80 (12.80+.50)x15 + 6.00 " + “ " "

Fees included above in quick price:
^ $0.50 each pound
^ Paypal: $3.00 (this fee only hits once on Multi-Packs)
^ Shipping w/ insurance
 

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What they dont tell you is that the vast majority of Kopi Luwak on the market is actually the result of animal abuse. They keep the cats locked up in small cages and feed them coffee beans all day, then collect the turds.

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Ya know, I've eaten just about anything considered edible, snails, worms, crickets, jelly fish and some other stuff. Somehow, though, coffee, made from feces just isn't going into any of my brewers or cups.
I would try it, if someone else was paying.... :rolleyes:
 

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