High End of green coffee pricing at $1100/kg

beanflying

No it's not Kopi Luwak it's a Guatemala Micro lot of specialty beans. http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/19/500-50-a-pound-for-coffee-beans/ Would be running out at $80/cup+ I guess  ???

Makes me feel a little better about tackling a full 1kg of Geisha in the next week or two 

Kelsey

That's just silly, purely an exercise in exclusivity. Is there any possible way that the taste could be objectively said to be 26 times better than a normal cup of espresso? That said, I'm now more curious than ever to try Geisha.

UNM

but geisha is barely more expensive than 'normal' coffee. $1-$2 per cup more.

Kelsey

Sorry, wasn't clear - just their description of it made me curious.

beanflying

Was only some rough thoughts as to pricing. Siphon of 'good' Geisha in Melbourne is around $8-12 with green costing $50-90/kg so I was being a little conservative even. There is a market for this price range but it is with those who feel the need to show off their wealth overtly rather than those who would perhaps really appreciate it or who's palettes could get the most from it. It will be interesting to see what price might be applied to it and how it is sold as beans or as drinks? To me this is OTT and like buying a bottle of Grange or similar to go with a restaurant meal, but if offered a freebie taste sure count me in  :coffee2:

Kelsey

The only person I knew who had a $100+ bottle of red as his main home quaffer (and kept a heap in the house) didn't have the palate to tell the difference between it and $20 red. It was always for show, just so he could say the name.

Brett H

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That's just silly, purely an exercise in exclusivity. Is there any possible way that the taste could be objectively said to be 26 times better than a normal cup of espresso?

Agree!

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but if offered a freebie taste sure count me in  :coffee2:

Really agree!!!

hiphipharar

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The only person I knew who had a $100+ bottle of red as his main home quaffer (and kept a heap in the house) didn't have the palate to tell the difference between it and $20 red. It was always for show, just so he could say the name.

Perhaps he found the empties somewhere and filled them with $20 wine??

UNM

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The only person I knew who had a $100+ bottle of red as his main home quaffer (and kept a heap in the house) didn't have the palate to tell the difference between it and $20 red. It was always for show, just so he could say the name.

I did work at a company where one of the VPs regularly spent more than that on wine for home. He COULD tell the difference, just happened to have the dosh that made it possible to indulge. Nice chap actually. We had regular friday beer bashes at work and he would often bring in a few bottles. I wasn't actually in the engineering group hosting those bashes, but worked closely with a few of them so had the option of attending and while others were swigging coors, a few of us were thoroughly enjoying well cellared Riojas and the like. Just looked him up actually and he still runs wine tastings in Silicon Valley. Currently a CEO and former venture capitalist, lets just say he aint exactly strapped for cash. So there is a market for exclusive and high end products, just relatively small BF - I am pretty sure Liar Liar charged me $7.50 for a geisha (pourover), but that is from memory. I wouldn't bother buying and roasting myself, better to trust that to a reputable establishment (in this case it was from Market Lane - who only roast to order incidentally).

Thundergod

I have my first crop of greens this year. 600g - enough for a 500g net roast. VERY exclusive eeny-weeny-tiny-mini-microlot. I'm will to not roast them for myself if someone wants the greens at the bargain price of say $500 ($1000/kg).

Brett H

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I have my first crop of greens this year. 600g - enough for a 500g net roast. VERY exclusive eeny-weeny-tiny-mini-microlot. I'm will to not roast them for myself if someone wants the greens at the bargain price of say $500 ($1000/kg).

Sorry mate, that is too low a price for me to use them as bragging rights... add a couple of zeros and you may pique my interest.... or not :rofl:

Ronin

I read the title of this thread as $11.00/kg and thought..So? But holy crap. Surely it's not that much better, I for one an not willing to spend the money to find out.

Muscles

A bit like this vial of wine that was on the news last week.... http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/06/29/world-most-expensive-wine-comes-in-glass/ I have expensive taste for a few things but....  ??? I guess if I were oober-rich then maybe I'd reconsider