How much would you pay for a purrrrfect cup of coffee?
Apr 11th, 2008 by savvyclub
It is official. The world has gone mad for coffee. You only have to look down your average high street and count the number of coffee shops to see that we have embraced the concept of caffeine on tap. There is something to suit everyone – from espresso to latte and just about every flavour imaginable.
The rather excess price of our favourite tipple has even become accepted. We used to baulk at the thought of paying in excess of £2 for a cup of coffee – or at times, a cup of froth with a hint of coffee flavoured brown liquid hidden below. But not anymore.
So what would you consider expensive for a coffee? How much would you be prepared to satisfy those caffeine cravings? How about £50? What?! I hear you cry as you choke on your steaming mug of instant. But I kid you not.
A cup of coffee, claimed to be the most expensive in the world, as just gone on sale for £50 a cup. It is brewed with a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain and the exclusive Kopi Luwak bean. If you think the cost is unpalatable read on, it gets worse. The Kopi Luwak bean is collected from cat droppings and sells for a reported £324 a kilo. No, don’t look at your calendar, it’s not April Fools Day, this is for real.
The coffee has been blended by coffee expert David Cooper. The Kopi Luwak, or civet coffee, is made from beans eaten and expelled by the Indonesian civet cat that lives on plantations across south-east Asia. Workers collect expelled beans from the plantation floor, wash away the dung and roast them.
Has that got the taste buds going? If you are tempted to try it out pop down to the Peter Jones department store in London’s Sloane Square during April. You will be able to choose from the usual range of coffees, including espresso, which also sells for £50 a shot. All proceeds are being donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.
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I sincerely doubt people who can afford your £1k p.a. membership fee will be drinking instant…
So how much would you pay for a cup of coffee?
Regards,
Kim Rix
Hi, Any fun events comming up? I am of to the Goodwood Revival and Monaco Yacht show. Is there anything else going on? /Alx
Dear Alexander,
Hope you have fun at Goodwood Revival and Monaco Yacht Show.
If you subscribe here:
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you will be sent the link to our calendar of events. We are holding a cocktail party on 20th August, 2008 – Simply apply for /buy a guest pass and then book / pay for the event.
I hope you can join us.
Kind regards,
Kim Rix