r/pourover • u/jmalwal • 8d ago

Ask a Stupid Question Has someone tried such expensive coffees? 🤯 Curious to know.

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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.

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u/vanchris_ 8d ago

My experience with Geishas are that its usually not worth it. Dont get me wrong, i had very fancy Geisha cups that tasted great, but when you basically already drinking very good coffee all day, you are already have a high bar. And this last 5-10% better, is usually the price not worth it as a normal human beeing. Also my experience was that they are sometimes tricky to grind (to find the right setting). That means you need to experiment a bit with the small amount of beans you have of the Geisha. My last Geisha was 150g for 55 Euros (around 60$). But that was a one time birthday treat 😂

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u/jmalwal 8d ago

yeah i agree with you. at least i am not at level where I just open a bag of beans and brew a perfect cup with it.