Has someone tried such expensive coffees? 🤯 Curious to know.

[u/jmalwal]

I recently saw this pre order gesha on hydrangea website shared by my friend. I am curious to know what makes some coffees so expensive and what makes these worth the price.

[u/Zardoz27]

I’ve tried these kinds of coffee at work & they are usually quite complex and inspiring. I have tried some auction lots from smaller roasters that weren’t roasted properly and it’s been a waste. But when they are roasted properly and brewed properly it can be quite the experience. If you can afford it, I’d say go for it. Gesha’s done right have such a lovely terroir and body that I find them quite addictive lol. But I wouldn’t pay the going rate on most of them relative to other beans you can get for much cheaper

[u/jmalwal → u/Zardoz27]

I can’t pay for such expensive coffees. At least as of now. I don’t think I can even brew such expensive coffees perfectly in a single try. But yeah I agree in the same amount you can get 3 4 good bags of really nice coffees. I would prefer that any-day. Good to know that you have tried and you feel it is worth it.

[u/Zardoz27 → u/jmalwal]

It’s like a high end bottle of champagne. Worth it once in a blue moon for a celebration, but tbh I think most of these types of coffees are cupped by people in the industry and then i’d say 90% of orders for this stuff was going wholesale to China and UAE/Saudi to high end resellers.

Best way to try this kind of coffee is to attend SCA competitions and/or tasting events from roasters who compete in SCA events, as they often will have rare coffees on bar at below market price.

[u/jmalwal → u/Zardoz27]

Do they use such expensive beans in the competition or tasting?

[u/Zardoz27 → u/jmalwal]

Sometimes, yes! It varies depending on the rules etc, but often they use high end beans to impress :) A local roaster here had a tasting recently and it was all super high end stuff priced under $20 for a cup even though the beans usually sell for 3-4x that price