Brazil coffee fetches record $US49.75/lb
Posted by TheShot on 11 Jan 2006 | Tagged as: Beans
As Frank Sinatra used to swing it, “They’ve got an awful lot of coffee in Brazil.” But despite the disdain many coffee snobs have for boring old Brazilian beans, a lot a this year’s Cup of Excellence coffee auction netted almost $50/lb for some of Brazil’s finest: Brazil coffee fetches record $US49.75/lb.
Me? I love a good Brazilian base for an espresso blend — made with Cup-of-Excellence-quality stuff. But the Fazenda Santa Ines crop may be a bit over the top for even me… and perhaps even for Sweet Maria’s.
UPDATE: And who bought these beans? Noneother than one of my all-time favorite cafés in North America, Caffè Artigiano in Vancouver, B.C. Co-owner, Vince Piccolo (brother of three-time Canadian barista champion, Sammy — and maker of one of the best espressos I’ve ever had), describes why he paid top dollar for such beans in today’s Globe and Mail: Five bucks for a cup of coffee? Lineup starts here
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on 01 Jun 2006 at 8:45 pm PT 1.TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Panamanian specialty coffee smashes world price record said …
[...] Last year’s crop fetched a then-record $20.10 per pound, but now $50.25? And on the heel’s of a $49.75/lb Brazilian Cup of Excellence? How long before we start hearing rumors of the high-end specialty coffee bubble? [...]
on 03 Oct 2006 at 7:12 pm PT 2.Gisele Bundchen said …
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Interesting post. I came across this blog by accident, but it was a good accident. I have now bookmarked your blog for future use. Best wishes. Gisele Bundchen.
on 04 Oct 2006 at 8:57 am PT 3.TheShot said …
I must say, Gisele, there just aren’t enough supermodels in support of quality espresso. So your participation is most welcome indeed.
on 24 Feb 2007 at 11:17 am PT 4.Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » The Clover Story: Holy Platinum Percolators! Stumptown’s $11,000 coffee makers said …
[...] Made by Clover of Seattle, the uniqueness of its design is in providing time and temperature control that accentuates the unique properties of origin coffees on a per-customer/on-demand basis — something not easily done in a high volume retail environment. It apparently melds the properties of a French press and a vacuum pot. One of my favorite cafés in the world, Caffé Artigiano of Vancouver, BC, for example, has started using a Clover to brew their record-breaking Brazil Cup of Excellence coffee. [...]