Starbucks’ new $7 ‘Geisha’ coffee is its priciest ever

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Source: Washington Post

Starbucks’ new $7 ‘Geisha’ coffee is its priciest ever
By Ryan Faughnder, Published: November 28

Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Starbucks Corp. has started selling a specialty coffee that costs $7 for a 16-ounce “grande” cup, making it the company’s priciest brew, as customers demand more premium products.

The Costa Rica Finca Palmilera coffee costs $40 for a half- pound bag and $6 for a 12-ounce “tall” cup, Lisa Passe, a Starbucks spokeswoman, said in an e-mail. It’s made from a rare, difficult-to-grow varietal called Geisha. The new coffee is available at only 46 locations in the U.S. Northwest with expensive Clover brewing machines.

“We have loyal reserve customers who are interested in any opportunity to try something as rare and exquisite as the Geisha varietal,” Passe said. “We are now offering more reserve coffees than ever before because of customer demand.”

Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee-shop operator, competes in specialty coffees with companies such as Chicago- based Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea Inc. and Portland, Oregon- based Stumptown Coffee Roasters, which rely on “single-origin” and “direct trade” coffee to sell to discerning customers.

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[Xipe Totec]

1. Not as expensive as weasel poop coffee, but getting there. nt

[XemaSab]

2. It's another step towards "Idiocracy"

[tabasco]

3. Fuck that shit.

I buy coffee at the dollar store when it's on sale for $6 a can.

[NeoBergie]

4. I'll try it!

I love good coffee.. bring it on! No one can make me buy it again if I don't want to... if it's really delicious, it's about the same price as a good dessert in a decent restraunt... fair enough for me.

[Orrex]

5. Probably called it "Geisha" because it sounds more exotic than "Lemming"

[Paladin]

10. Well Said. (NT)

[donco]

6. Kirkland Colombian

from Costco is good enough for my halfa pot every morning.

[Blue_Tires]

15. My mom buys that stuff by the bushel

[jmowreader]

7. If it came with a geisha I might think about it

I wouldn't think very long; $7 for a Tall is way out of line.

[BadGimp]

8. does it come with a Happy Finish?

goes really well with...

[marble falls]

9. Just one more thing I will not buy at Starbucks.

[sarcasmo]

11. Zombies will line up.

[Marrah_G]

12. I can't stand Starbucks bitter coffee

I drink Honey Dew coffee here in New England, Dunkins if there isn't a HD nearby. Cheaper and much better tasting, IMHO.

[Ash_F]

13. I searched for "Finca Palmilera coffee" and could not anything not related to Starbucks

So how great could it be if nobody heard about it before? Anyone know what it actually is? Sounds like a gimmick.

[We are Devo]

14. I'm sticking with Costco coffee... n/t

[hughee99]

16. Produced by former BoA CEO Rudolph Peterson and his family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esmeralda_Gesha

Though he was there in the 60's when it was still a west coast regional bank before being bought up and moved to NC. I believe this is the stuff anyway...