...which three types of coffee can make the biggest wind in your wallet?
The modern world revels in the unusual, the extraordinary and the unique, and the desire to have something unusual, combined with a willingness to pay breathtaking sums for it, does not shy away from coffee.
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BLACK IVORY
for 1 kg you will pay around 2,500 US dollars
If you tipped the so-called civet coffee for the gold medal, you should know that in 2012 it was replaced on the imaginary throne by so-called elephant coffee, which comes from northern Thailand. Again, this is a coffee that enters the coffee machine after passing through the digestive tract of another mammal (elephant).
In the case of Black Ivory coffee, only the finest Arabica beans are offered to elephants for consumption, with 33 kilograms of coffee beans yielding 1 kilogram of the final product.
This elephant coffee is offered exclusively by select luxury hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants in the Maldives and Thailand, so there is no doubt that only the select few enjoy its distinctive taste (it is said to have chocolate notes and completely lacks any trace of bitterness).
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KOPI LUWAK
for 1 kg you will pay up to 1,300 US dollars
Beneath the name "kopi luwak" is nothing but "civet" coffee. That is, coffee that tiny marten-like mammals, the spotted woolly adder, have feasted on before roasting. They like to vary their insect diet with the fruits of the coffee tree. However, they do not digest the peck (i.e. the coffee bean), but excrete it in a fermented state. By fermenting in the digestive tract of the bulbs, the kopi luwak coffee is stripped of its bitter substances and the beans thus 'treated' produce a delicate, aromatic coffee with an unusual taste.
According to sources, the annual production of civet coffee is around 250 kilograms, which is undoubtedly one of the reasons for its high price. And you may have guessed that such coffee will not always come from the droppings of wild civets. Often these animals are raised artificially on farms in rather questionable conditions, not infrequently beyond the point of cruelty. Then, of course, each consumer must weigh up with his or her own conscience whether the risk that his or her kopi luwak coffee might be redeemed by the suffering of the animals is bearable.
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FINCA EL INJERTO
for 1 kg you pay 1 100 US dollars
This Finca el injerto coffee from Guatemala is called "the queen of quality", it comes from an organic family farm that respects organic farming practices. It is the first coffee farm in Guatemala to be certified "CO2 Neutral". The Aguirre family grows their coffee trees at high altitude, under a canopy of trees and on very fertile soils. Their fruit is characterised by very small beans.
In the wake of the medal winners, you might find, for example.
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Coffee SAINT HELENA originating from the island where Napoleon Bonaparte spent the last years of his life. It has a delicate floral aroma with notes of citrus and caramel.
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HACIENDA LA ESMERALDA coffee grown on the southwestern slopes of Panama. It is harvested entirely by hand and has a pleasantly nutty flavour with a hint of dark chocolate.
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OSPINA coffee grown in the tropical forests of the Colombian Andes. The soil, rich in volcanic ash, obviously benefits it. This fertile location was chosen by the farm's founder, Mariano Ospina Rodriguez, in 1835. It was thanks to him that Colombia soon began to produce one of the finest coffees in the world.
Choose a quality
Cherry is a high-quality strong and intense Robusta with a slightly chocolatey taste, higher bitterness typical for Robusta and also with a higher caffeine content, which is up to 2x higher than Arabica.
Cherry is a high-quality strong and intense Robusta with a slightly chocolatey taste, higher bitterness typical for Robusta and also with a higher caffeine content, which is up to 2x higher than Arabica.
A strong aroma and rich taste go hand in hand with a higher caffeine content . The coffee contains a manual selection of unground beans (so-called Culi) of Arabica, Robusta, Chari and Catimor coffees.
A strong aroma and rich taste go hand in hand with a higher caffeine content . The coffee contains a manual selection of unground beans (so-called Culi) of Arabica, Robusta, Chari and Catimor coffees.
A unique blend of 5 types of Arabica from Central and South America, supplemented with quality robusta , for an espresso full of flavor, strength and quality crema.
A unique blend of 5 types of Arabica from Central and South America, supplemented with quality robusta , for an espresso full of flavor, strength and quality crema.
Brazil is the world leader in the production and export of extremely high-quality coffee beans . The best known and most popular is the 100% Arabica Brazil Santos.
Brazil is the world leader in the production and export of extremely high-quality coffee beans . The best known and most popular is the 100% Arabica Brazil Santos.
Don't know which 100% arabica coffee to choose? Buy this mix of 4 different packs of 250g each and get 10% off the price! A total of 1 kg of roasted coffee .
Don't know which 100% arabica coffee to choose? Buy this mix of 4 different packs of 250g each and get 10% off the price! A total of 1 kg of roasted coffee .
Indie Cherry, whole bean ROBUSTA coffee
Trung Nguyen CREATIVE 4, coffee ground
Espresso blend Pura Vida, whole bean coffee
Brazil Santos, arabica coffee beans
Arabica from around the world - 1kg, convenient...