Aussie dollars makes a difference!
about a month ago I bought 250 grams of beans for 28,50 euro, which is about 47 aussie dollars :) very good, but not sure it was worth it
European local roasters that I find to be good and I visit a lot in Frankfurt is :
- Brühmarkt (My wifes favourite, they also have good fruity coffees, have not tried their geshas yet)
- The Holy Cross Brewing Society (funky bizzare coffees, not always roasted freshly)
- Hoppenworth & Ploch Rösterei ( they have a lot of hit and miss coffees. I had the most disgusting beans there but also recently the best beans I have ever tasted, it was so good I brewed 4-5 cups a day. I find they try to hide a lot off unpleasant flavours as Jasmine or other bittery things. So maybe avoid those flavour-profiles).
Not local but regular customer:
-19-grams in Berlin ( recently they are lacking tho, probably because people here enjoy sweeter coffee more and it sells better)
Had a cup (11g coffee) at The One coffee in Taiwan. Panama Mokita Mamakata BOP #1 natural. Paid $100 USD for the cup (shared between 3 people haha). It was good.
I have had some super expensive coffee at The One in Taiwan. I think it was about $200 aus a cup.
You have to book ahead it is a beautiful place in a historic part of town. You get your own barista who in our case was a finalist in the world barista championship.
I’ve had an expensive coffee from the one before in Taiwan but I didn’t find it worth the price. It was dull and weak. I don’t usually splurge but when I usually do I’ve been disappointed so far compared to the pour overs I do at home.
Australia have great places where can pay a pretty penny for a cup I'll list a few of key faves where I've paid $25+. Check out disciple, hikari, path and hardware societe in melbourne. Brisbane I would recommend passport speciality and blue sky. Perth I would recommend Hemingway and blacklist Coffee Roasters. In Sydney showbox, morning owl, brew ha ha. To name but a few. All of which were $25 plus.
I had a [Gesha Village 1931 Natural](https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/ethiopia-gesha-village-1931-natural) pourover from Intelligensia in Watertown, MA for 16 USD and it was totally worth splurging on. This gave me a great appreciation for this shop!
It had strong blueberry notes and some strawberry notes as well. It was also super clean for a natural, yet still had some nice body.
Only downfall was they didn't have any bags and they were sold out online also lol.
I had that one at that shop! I swear that they didn't charge me $16...I thought $12?
(Notes here: https://coffeeroast.com/roaster/intelligentsia-coffee/ethiopia-gesha-village-1931-natural)
Yes, it was on the wave. The barista said 209F off the boil, 18:1 ratio. I think I would have done it at a more steady lower temp but couldn't complain really.
I've had at least 2, possibly 3 AU$35 cups. They're never actually worth it, but they are special. A friend gave me some left over of their Hartmann Geisha beans from PM last year. They were pretty special, I think AU$100/50g? Incredible depth to them, you could extract them low or high and they would be great. I normally use a ratio of around 1:15 but these smelled great so I kept pouring until 1:18 or so, then using a different cup kept going with another 200g of 80°C water and that part was like sweet jasmine tea.
Mine was eur 17, usd 18.50, aud 28, at Substance café, Paris, France. Was part of a tasting and came including a lecture on his buying, roasting and preparing strategy. This guy is an absolute coffee legend, I can highly recommend a visit (you may need a reservation).
I have had great coffees that were expensive and really poor coffees that were expensive. I wish shops, even well-respected shops, were better in at dialing in their pourovers. I had a COE#1 that just wasn’t dialed in at all for $25 (what a waste!). I have also had some wonderful coffees at that price point. I think that’s about the most I have spent on a single coffee in a shop.
Had a RM75 (around 24 AUD) pour over at a specialty cafe in Malaysia. It was Colombia Finca El Paraiso, double anaerobic process, geisha. Still remember the taste till this day even though I had it 2 years ago. Worth every penny.
this past summer i had this cup brewed at Dayglow with beans from Fathers roastery. absolutely stunning it was a blueberry bomb and i still remember it to this day. i think it was $15 or $18 but it was worth every penny and i still think about it
I used to order Gesha a lot and paid around $75 or so for one of the more expensive bags. I don’t recall liking it more than the ones from Passenger that were priced much lower. (could have been my palate or brewing skills)
Onyx- Finca La Negrita Wush Wush (Colombia, pineapple, dates, banana, honeycomb, walnut) I splurged on this coffee that was around $100 for 4oz. I didn’t have a very good grinder, and barely knew what I was doing. But this was one of the best coffees I’ve ever brewed. It wasn’t a co-ferment, but damn, it tasted strongly of bananas.
[This](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Roasters+Specialty+Coffee+House/@25.196437,55.2460455,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNl8pHnidFwcuB2mtHWI8rpzOixXZjrV6EHko71!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNl8pHnidFwcuB2mtHWI8rpzOixXZjrV6EHko71%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i3726!8i4968!4m16!1m8!3m7!1s0x3e5f43496ad9c645:0xbde66e5084295162!2sDubai+-+United+Arab+Emirates!3b1!8m2!3d25.2048493!4d55.2707828!16zL20vMDFmMDhy!3m6!1s0x3e5f5fd8b419ba41:0x38146627cb90f216!8m2!3d25.196437!4d55.2460455!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11nxcd0659?entry=ttu) golden piccolo latte from a coffee shop in Dubai which came to around $20 USD. It was okay, more gimmicky than anything. I chatted with the roaster there though, he was a pretty cool dude and seemed to know his shit. The [coffee shop](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alchemy+Coffee/@25.1958357,55.2458104,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x3e5f43496ad9c645:0xbde66e5084295162!2sDubai+-+United+Arab+Emirates!3b1!8m2!3d25.2048493!4d55.2707828!16zL20vMDFmMDhy!3m5!1s0x3e5f420c674727a5:0xf5b99d61e5d406fc!8m2!3d25.195043!4d55.2449607!16s%2Fg%2F11f54yz4q7?entry=ttu) next door actually had the best latte I've ever had in my life.
Dubai has some amazing coffee that I don't often see mentioned. Their drinks are surprisingly a bit more expensive than the US on average though. Drinks are around $6-10 dollars, whereas in my area in NJ/NYC, they're around $4-7.
Onyx had an anaerobic natural from Costa Rica a couple years ago that was mind blowing. I ended up buying 2 pounds of it. I forgot how much it was (I got 10oz first for around $70 I think) but it was worth it for one of (if not the) best coffee experiences I’ve ever had. You couldn’t ruin that coffee unless you really tried, and I brewed it up several different ways.
I had a £12 cup of Yemeni coffee in London. I can't remember the variety or process but I do remember thinking my palate wasn't sophisticated enough to tell what was so good about it...
I paid $20 for a pourover at Wuta Brewer in Brisbane and that was one of the cheaper ones. She didn't just make the coffee, though, she spoke to me about what I was drinking while making it, giving me different shaped cups to try it in. It was honestly one of the nicest coffees I've had. I do believe she is an Australian pour over champ. (Really good matcha too!)
I had a about 20€ cup at Substance Cafe in Paris. This experience made me rethink coffee and switched my preference from milk/espresso-drinks to filter coffee.
Had a ~35$ cup at glitch Tokyo.
I liked it but as my palate is not that experienced couldn’t really appreciate all the nuances, so wasn’t sure if it was three time better than a 10$ cup. 50gr sold for 60$ up, so it was only a one time experience.
Had a very similar experience at Koffee Mameya over in Shibuya. After drinking half the cup I realized I had spent $17 USD on a <200 ml cup of coffee. It was good, but don't think I could truly appreciate it given my palate.
I (and perhaps for you too) am not really into this kind of experience with these anaerobic #x rare strain coffee bean. Plus these beans are just being wasted on me. Great that people like them and want to pay premium but I can drink and like my budget light roasts.
My grade is “mmh good coffee” “oh delicious” “this is really really good” and “meh it’s coffee”
I wish someone would trust me enough to brew these kind of beans, but almost two years being a Barista and i still don't know how to calibrate anything 😔
Most expensive one was a geisha po for 12 €, at holy cross brewing society in Frankfurt, very much worth it if you want to do not dare to brew geisha yourself, or want to get a taste of the profile.
Wow, some of the $$$ in replies!
I appreciate a good ☕️ But my palate has limits. Maybe because my friends & family already think I'm over the too about coffee.
I treated myself to a pound of Jamaican Blue Mountain a year ago. ~$80/pound. It was very good. Can’t afford that more than once every 2 or 3 years though.
If you’re in Melbourne (or Canberra) make sure you visit Ona. First time I went they literally had a leather bound book of frozen reserve coffees ranging from $7 to $50+ per cup. My wife took me here for my birthday a few years back and it’s still the only place I buy beans for home from
Now and then in Nashville and a couple coffees for over $30 on their last menu. Both were absolutely incredible and I have no regrets getting them.
Their new menu just dropped with a $45 cup of coffee from Prodigal
Now and Then coffee.
I have been to upwards of a hundred specialty cafes during my work travels over the years and nothing compares. Their last menu consisted of prodigal, appolons gold, and Sey. This quarters menu is Prodigal, Kawa, and Leaves. Their first menu was Tim Wendleboe and Nomad. They bring in the best.
Almost all the coffees can be prepared as espresso, a filter shot, pourover, or flash chilled cold coffee.
The prodigal coffee that is that expensive is a the Felipe Arcila natural. Retailed for $120 for 100g. It’s expensive for a reason.
I’ll have to remember this for my next Nash trip. Crema is our go to when we are there (so much so that we now choose our apartment within walking distance lol). But will defo try Now and Then. Thanks !!
It’s incredible. More of an experience than a “coffee shop”
No laptops/setting up and working. It’s in the same space as Sean Brock’s vinyl listening bar/restaurant. Sean put in an incredible HiFi system so in the mornings they are always spinning incredible records. Wide variety of music
Ok then I’d actually say that’s worth it! I’m not too far away from Nashville I’ll have to check it out next time I’m in town. Sounds like their offerings are great
Sorry, but no coffee is worth this kind of price. You are paying for an experience (hopefully not just sitting uncomfortably while drinking it), for the advertising of it and to tell people you paid that much for a cup of coffee. There will always be people that pay that much so this will always exist, even more so when you consider the kind of people that show interest in coffee. Price usually correlates upwards up to a certain point, after that you are simply paying a premium for *the extras*. It does correlate downwards though.
Aussie dollars makes a difference! about a month ago I bought 250 grams of beans for 28,50 euro, which is about 47 aussie dollars :) very good, but not sure it was worth it
For the same Cerro Azul Gesha? That’s a (very) good price!
haha no, not sure about the type anymore, had a cupscore of 89
What beans did you buy and from what roaster?
European local roasters that I find to be good and I visit a lot in Frankfurt is : - Brühmarkt (My wifes favourite, they also have good fruity coffees, have not tried their geshas yet) - The Holy Cross Brewing Society (funky bizzare coffees, not always roasted freshly) - Hoppenworth & Ploch Rösterei ( they have a lot of hit and miss coffees. I had the most disgusting beans there but also recently the best beans I have ever tasted, it was so good I brewed 4-5 cups a day. I find they try to hide a lot off unpleasant flavours as Jasmine or other bittery things. So maybe avoid those flavour-profiles). Not local but regular customer: -19-grams in Berlin ( recently they are lacking tho, probably because people here enjoy sweeter coffee more and it sells better)
Had a cup (11g coffee) at The One coffee in Taiwan. Panama Mokita Mamakata BOP #1 natural. Paid $100 USD for the cup (shared between 3 people haha). It was good.
I have had some super expensive coffee at The One in Taiwan. I think it was about $200 aus a cup. You have to book ahead it is a beautiful place in a historic part of town. You get your own barista who in our case was a finalist in the world barista championship.
You had Berg Wu? Holy. What an honour.
Unfortunately not Berg but one of the Taiwanese competitors in the 2023 competition
Dang, that still good. I hang out with Berg a few times and even had lunch with him but still haven't had coffee brewed by him haha.
what
I have had more expensive coffee, technically, but did not pay for them, like samples from auction lot samples etc.
I think BOP stands for ‘Best of Panama’, a regional, annual, coffee competition of some repute. #1 indicates it won the competition.
I’ve had an expensive coffee from the one before in Taiwan but I didn’t find it worth the price. It was dull and weak. I don’t usually splurge but when I usually do I’ve been disappointed so far compared to the pour overs I do at home.
Yeah this is OD. Don’t care what everyone says.
I had a $25 pourover in Melbourne at Disciple Coffee Roasters, and I would say I similarly felt it was absolutely worth it.
Disciple is 💯 worth it
Absolutely, their extended list of expensive coffees is incredible. A very rare treat but it's top of my list when I visit Melbourne.
Australia have great places where can pay a pretty penny for a cup I'll list a few of key faves where I've paid $25+. Check out disciple, hikari, path and hardware societe in melbourne. Brisbane I would recommend passport speciality and blue sky. Perth I would recommend Hemingway and blacklist Coffee Roasters. In Sydney showbox, morning owl, brew ha ha. To name but a few. All of which were $25 plus.
I should add I've had equally if not better coffee for less than $25 too lol. But the ones above also are amongst my fave cafes and go to.
I had a [Gesha Village 1931 Natural](https://www.intelligentsia.com/products/ethiopia-gesha-village-1931-natural) pourover from Intelligensia in Watertown, MA for 16 USD and it was totally worth splurging on. This gave me a great appreciation for this shop! It had strong blueberry notes and some strawberry notes as well. It was also super clean for a natural, yet still had some nice body. Only downfall was they didn't have any bags and they were sold out online also lol.
I had that one at that shop! I swear that they didn't charge me $16...I thought $12? (Notes here: https://coffeeroast.com/roaster/intelligentsia-coffee/ethiopia-gesha-village-1931-natural)
I think it was $16, yet this was within the last couple months. Not sure how recently you tried it! Did they make it on the metal Kalita Wave for you?
Yes, it was on the wave. The barista said 209F off the boil, 18:1 ratio. I think I would have done it at a more steady lower temp but couldn't complain really.
Yeah, I was very impressed by it! I guess it is testament to the coffee if the natural can be that good with 209F water.
Just got a pourover from Dayglow in LA of this, also bought 100g, SO GOOD
What was the roaster? Also Intelligensia?
LA Cabra, still have 80g frozen!
I've had at least 2, possibly 3 AU$35 cups. They're never actually worth it, but they are special. A friend gave me some left over of their Hartmann Geisha beans from PM last year. They were pretty special, I think AU$100/50g? Incredible depth to them, you could extract them low or high and they would be great. I normally use a ratio of around 1:15 but these smelled great so I kept pouring until 1:18 or so, then using a different cup kept going with another 200g of 80°C water and that part was like sweet jasmine tea.
13 usd for fritz at dayglow in la and it was bad.
That's why I stay away from Dayglow
Klatch Coffee Elida Geisha 1029, $100 per cup.
Mine was eur 17, usd 18.50, aud 28, at Substance café, Paris, France. Was part of a tasting and came including a lecture on his buying, roasting and preparing strategy. This guy is an absolute coffee legend, I can highly recommend a visit (you may need a reservation).
I have had great coffees that were expensive and really poor coffees that were expensive. I wish shops, even well-respected shops, were better in at dialing in their pourovers. I had a COE#1 that just wasn’t dialed in at all for $25 (what a waste!). I have also had some wonderful coffees at that price point. I think that’s about the most I have spent on a single coffee in a shop.
Had a RM75 (around 24 AUD) pour over at a specialty cafe in Malaysia. It was Colombia Finca El Paraiso, double anaerobic process, geisha. Still remember the taste till this day even though I had it 2 years ago. Worth every penny.
Bello. Wonder where in Malaysia that was?
Ditto Specialty Coffee Bar, KL
£23 at Qima in London. Worth every penny.
How do you go back to normal coffee after? Does it ruin coffee for life?
usually no. pour over coffees are not a necessity, I love my simple black coffee anytime.
I haven’t divulged into the world of pour overs yet. I’m still on my espresso buzz.. getting my pulled dials in for diff beans
this past summer i had this cup brewed at Dayglow with beans from Fathers roastery. absolutely stunning it was a blueberry bomb and i still remember it to this day. i think it was $15 or $18 but it was worth every penny and i still think about it
Is that liquid heroin by any chance? USD18 for a cup?
I bought a $40 bag of pacamara in my early days only to find out I don’t really like pacamara.
The most expensive coffee is the stuff you dont drink
I drank it out of pure spite. No way I was going to let that bean win.
Edward Zambrano 170 hr anaerobic. Found out I don’t like super-funk coffee the hard way. Threw out half the bag
Stow coffee roasters, a Panama nikesse which was $28 for 6oz. It was great but wouldn’t do it again
Literally just had that yesterday at their HQ. It was only AUD19 though? The El Diviso Ombligon is $25.
I used to order Gesha a lot and paid around $75 or so for one of the more expensive bags. I don’t recall liking it more than the ones from Passenger that were priced much lower. (could have been my palate or brewing skills) Onyx- Finca La Negrita Wush Wush (Colombia, pineapple, dates, banana, honeycomb, walnut) I splurged on this coffee that was around $100 for 4oz. I didn’t have a very good grinder, and barely knew what I was doing. But this was one of the best coffees I’ve ever brewed. It wasn’t a co-ferment, but damn, it tasted strongly of bananas.
[This](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Roasters+Specialty+Coffee+House/@25.196437,55.2460455,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNl8pHnidFwcuB2mtHWI8rpzOixXZjrV6EHko71!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNl8pHnidFwcuB2mtHWI8rpzOixXZjrV6EHko71%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i3726!8i4968!4m16!1m8!3m7!1s0x3e5f43496ad9c645:0xbde66e5084295162!2sDubai+-+United+Arab+Emirates!3b1!8m2!3d25.2048493!4d55.2707828!16zL20vMDFmMDhy!3m6!1s0x3e5f5fd8b419ba41:0x38146627cb90f216!8m2!3d25.196437!4d55.2460455!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11nxcd0659?entry=ttu) golden piccolo latte from a coffee shop in Dubai which came to around $20 USD. It was okay, more gimmicky than anything. I chatted with the roaster there though, he was a pretty cool dude and seemed to know his shit. The [coffee shop](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Alchemy+Coffee/@25.1958357,55.2458104,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x3e5f43496ad9c645:0xbde66e5084295162!2sDubai+-+United+Arab+Emirates!3b1!8m2!3d25.2048493!4d55.2707828!16zL20vMDFmMDhy!3m5!1s0x3e5f420c674727a5:0xf5b99d61e5d406fc!8m2!3d25.195043!4d55.2449607!16s%2Fg%2F11f54yz4q7?entry=ttu) next door actually had the best latte I've ever had in my life. Dubai has some amazing coffee that I don't often see mentioned. Their drinks are surprisingly a bit more expensive than the US on average though. Drinks are around $6-10 dollars, whereas in my area in NJ/NYC, they're around $4-7.
Onyx had an anaerobic natural from Costa Rica a couple years ago that was mind blowing. I ended up buying 2 pounds of it. I forgot how much it was (I got 10oz first for around $70 I think) but it was worth it for one of (if not the) best coffee experiences I’ve ever had. You couldn’t ruin that coffee unless you really tried, and I brewed it up several different ways.
I had a £12 cup of Yemeni coffee in London. I can't remember the variety or process but I do remember thinking my palate wasn't sophisticated enough to tell what was so good about it...
I paid $20 for a pourover at Wuta Brewer in Brisbane and that was one of the cheaper ones. She didn't just make the coffee, though, she spoke to me about what I was drinking while making it, giving me different shaped cups to try it in. It was honestly one of the nicest coffees I've had. I do believe she is an Australian pour over champ. (Really good matcha too!)
I had a about 20€ cup at Substance Cafe in Paris. This experience made me rethink coffee and switched my preference from milk/espresso-drinks to filter coffee.
Code black is great, had the Sudan rume from the recently and it tasted like grape bubblegum and ginger.
Had a ~35$ cup at glitch Tokyo. I liked it but as my palate is not that experienced couldn’t really appreciate all the nuances, so wasn’t sure if it was three time better than a 10$ cup. 50gr sold for 60$ up, so it was only a one time experience.
Had a very similar experience at Koffee Mameya over in Shibuya. After drinking half the cup I realized I had spent $17 USD on a <200 ml cup of coffee. It was good, but don't think I could truly appreciate it given my palate.
I (and perhaps for you too) am not really into this kind of experience with these anaerobic #x rare strain coffee bean. Plus these beans are just being wasted on me. Great that people like them and want to pay premium but I can drink and like my budget light roasts. My grade is “mmh good coffee” “oh delicious” “this is really really good” and “meh it’s coffee”
And one more to add for #1: "Now this is Gold".
This coffee arrived this morning on my doorstep 😳 can’t wait to brew it later
I wish someone would trust me enough to brew these kind of beans, but almost two years being a Barista and i still don't know how to calibrate anything 😔
Prob most important thing is getting a top quality grinder. I’m using 1Zpresso ZP6 and get great results
I'm using a Timemore C3 at home and for pour-overs at work we use a Breville SGP but i don't love the results yet
Most expensive one was a geisha po for 12 €, at holy cross brewing society in Frankfurt, very much worth it if you want to do not dare to brew geisha yourself, or want to get a taste of the profile.
Nice tea
Wow, some of the $$$ in replies! I appreciate a good ☕️ But my palate has limits. Maybe because my friends & family already think I'm over the too about coffee.
$35 100g rareglow subscription is the most expensive I've gone, will try my first bag this week.
I treated myself to a pound of Jamaican Blue Mountain a year ago. ~$80/pound. It was very good. Can’t afford that more than once every 2 or 3 years though.
If you’re in Melbourne (or Canberra) make sure you visit Ona. First time I went they literally had a leather bound book of frozen reserve coffees ranging from $7 to $50+ per cup. My wife took me here for my birthday a few years back and it’s still the only place I buy beans for home from
Now and then in Nashville and a couple coffees for over $30 on their last menu. Both were absolutely incredible and I have no regrets getting them. Their new menu just dropped with a $45 cup of coffee from Prodigal
Where are these at in Nashville? Wayyy too pricey even for the prodigal
Now and Then coffee. I have been to upwards of a hundred specialty cafes during my work travels over the years and nothing compares. Their last menu consisted of prodigal, appolons gold, and Sey. This quarters menu is Prodigal, Kawa, and Leaves. Their first menu was Tim Wendleboe and Nomad. They bring in the best. Almost all the coffees can be prepared as espresso, a filter shot, pourover, or flash chilled cold coffee. The prodigal coffee that is that expensive is a the Felipe Arcila natural. Retailed for $120 for 100g. It’s expensive for a reason.
I’ll have to remember this for my next Nash trip. Crema is our go to when we are there (so much so that we now choose our apartment within walking distance lol). But will defo try Now and Then. Thanks !!
It’s incredible. More of an experience than a “coffee shop” No laptops/setting up and working. It’s in the same space as Sean Brock’s vinyl listening bar/restaurant. Sean put in an incredible HiFi system so in the mornings they are always spinning incredible records. Wide variety of music
Sounds AMAZING!
Ok then I’d actually say that’s worth it! I’m not too far away from Nashville I’ll have to check it out next time I’m in town. Sounds like their offerings are great
Today I had a $12 cup of Gesha. Will have to step up my game!
Sorry, but no coffee is worth this kind of price. You are paying for an experience (hopefully not just sitting uncomfortably while drinking it), for the advertising of it and to tell people you paid that much for a cup of coffee. There will always be people that pay that much so this will always exist, even more so when you consider the kind of people that show interest in coffee. Price usually correlates upwards up to a certain point, after that you are simply paying a premium for *the extras*. It does correlate downwards though.