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'It's Like a Top-Shelf Whiskey': Bay Area Buzzing Over $15 Coffee
NBC Bay Area ^ | Feb 10, 2016 | Terry McSweeney

Posted on 02/11/2016 11:32:48 AM PST by nickcarraway

It took eight years to produce the first crop of Finca Sophia, grown in the mountains of Panama.

A San Francisco Bay Area coffee shop is charging $15 for a cup of joe — and apparently people can't get enough of it.

The not-your-average cup is called Finca Sophia and can be found at Equator Coffee, which has locations in San Francisco and Mill Valley.

The beans are from the Gesha variety, grown way up in the mountains of Panama. It took eight years to produce the first crop, which was not much and prompted a spike in price.

Equator Coffee educator Akaash Saini said various fertilizers are used to grow the coffee beans.

"Doing different things when it comes to farming and harvesting techniques," Saini said. "Whatever we can do to get the best cup of coffee."

Saini said when it comes to Finca Sophia, you get what you pay for.

"It's almost like a top-shelf whiskey, or a $40 bottle of wine compared to an $8 bottle of wine," Saini said.

The Equator Coffee location in San Francisco's Market Street has already sold out of Finca Sophia.

"Amazing, very amazing," San Francisco-resident Myron Tate said of experiencing the premium dark brew.

Steve Jordan drove to Mill Valley from San Francisco just to get his cup of Finca Sophia.

"It's amazing, I really like it," Jordan said. "It's more like a tea mix than a true coffee."

Not everyone, however, shared their opinions.

"I don't really like it," said Mill Valley resident Heidi Connelly, adding that the coffee was bitter.


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To: sportutegrl

Funny...


61 posted on 02/11/2016 1:29:06 PM PST by TruthWillWin (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: Mr. K

All that verbiage to describe cat poop coffee.


62 posted on 02/11/2016 1:31:42 PM PST by Rebelbase (Best election ever. Sick of it already, but best election ever.)
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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd

European beer bought and drank in Europe or just some import? Huge difference ...


63 posted on 02/11/2016 1:34:45 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: capt. norm

Back in the early 70’s while going to college in KCMO, we would hop over to Kansas and get Coors, it was indeed Rocky Mountain Koolade! Boy was it good then after it when the nation wide it was well not so good. Too bad, but it was good then.


64 posted on 02/11/2016 1:39:29 PM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (God help the Republic but will he?)
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To: Mr. K

You can buy all the civet coffee you want right here:

http://trung-nguyen-online.com/coffee-kopi-luwak-shop.php

Super expensive, yes, but not 50 bucks a cup.

I havent done it yet, but trung nguyen #5, always in my kitchen cabinet.


65 posted on 02/11/2016 1:50:16 PM PST by dmz
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To: TruthWillWin

A latte is not necessarily flavored.

It is espresso with steamed milk. And a little foam.


66 posted on 02/11/2016 1:52:13 PM PST by dmz
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To: Noumenon

http://ghosttowncoffee.com/

Another fav.

Try the bourbon barrel conditioned. Really good.

They are in Bozeman and they ship as well.


67 posted on 02/11/2016 1:54:10 PM PST by dmz
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To: PIF

Agreed. What is imported and what is sold from the tap is quite different.

The Germans just need to spend a little more time with the Belgian monks, and then swim across to Great Britain to see how it really should be done.


68 posted on 02/11/2016 1:56:34 PM PST by dmz
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To: dmz

As long as they bring their own schnitzel, else they’ll be stuck eating in a country which vies for the worst cuisine in the world.


69 posted on 02/11/2016 1:58:52 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: nickcarraway

Just getting them ready for when $15 an hour minimum wage doubles the price of their usual coffee.


70 posted on 02/11/2016 2:01:12 PM PST by Rastus
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To: PIF

As long as they bring their own schnitzel, else they’ll be stuck eating in a country which vies for the worst cuisine in the world.

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Funny.

Take a fine india pale ale and then get some Indian takeaway. Problem solved.


71 posted on 02/11/2016 2:01:20 PM PST by dmz
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To: dmz

Very cool. Thanks for the reference!


72 posted on 02/11/2016 3:43:55 PM PST by Noumenon (Resistance. Restoration. Retribution.)
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To: Empireoftheatom48

When I was a kid racing motocross we would go up into Oregon where Coors was unavailable and guys would trade 2 or three sixpacks of beer for a sixer of my dad’s Coors.


73 posted on 02/11/2016 3:49:24 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

I remember bringing a case from Arizona to Ohio back in the early 70s.

And you could only buy it in Phoenix on Tuesday afternoon when the delivery truck arrived, it was sold out for the week by that evening.


74 posted on 02/11/2016 3:55:03 PM PST by nascarnation (Hillary: the Democrat version of Jeb Bush)
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To: nickcarraway
$15.00 will buy me many enjoyable days of my favorite brew...

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75 posted on 02/11/2016 4:48:07 PM PST by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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To: Prov1322

Same here. Community Coffee for us. (Dark Roast)


76 posted on 02/11/2016 4:50:43 PM PST by catfish1957 (I display the Confederate Battle Flag with pride in honor of my brave ancestors who fought w/ valor)
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To: nickcarraway
TO.MO.CA. Yrgacheffe from Ethiopia. Prepared via French Press. Ever since I first sipped this wondrous brew, all other coffee tastes like crap to me now.

Note: "In a small effort to give back to the country that has given us so much 10% of all purchases will be donated to Lifesong for Orphans. Lifesong provides Christ centered orphan care in Ethiopia."

77 posted on 02/11/2016 4:58:31 PM PST by Sirius Lee (Cruz or Lose 2016)
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To: nickcarraway

Dang. Why can’t I come up with crap like this? Sort of like the folks that induce your kids to pay $30 to stuff and clothe a $2 teddy bear.


78 posted on 02/11/2016 7:39:53 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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To: nickcarraway

Cold brew...beats the heck out of many coffee shops..IMO.


79 posted on 02/11/2016 7:57:49 PM PST by Osage Orange (Nowadays we are just Central America with snow.)
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To: Calvin Locke

that’s probably the secret right there

The animals only choose the most ripe and delicious fruits


80 posted on 02/12/2016 9:29:43 AM PST by Mr. K (Trump/Cruz 2016)
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