Top Coffee Earns $254 Per Pound at Gesha Village Coffee Estate Auction

audiomacgyver

“To put $254 a pound in perspective, if you use ratio of a $4/lb coffee, then a pour over would cost $381/cup and a 12oz bag $1333. Evaporation during roasting adds $38/lb (!) to the cost of this.”

That’s crazy.

CoyoteOldMan

audiomacgyver I’m not sure what maths they are using. If water loss due to roasting adds $38/lb, then the $254 become $292/lb after roasting. I don’t know anyone making a cup of pourover coffee with more than a pound of coffee, nor a universe where a 12 oz bag costs over 4 times the price of a pound.

If they are trying to draw parallels with a generic $4/lb (green) coffee, then that would imply that a cup of pourover costs $6 - not even in Starbucks - or a 12 oz bag costs $21 - which with the US dollar being where it is, sounds very expensive indeed.

aqsyy

audiomacgyver
his is absolutely WILD. That math showing the true cost—especially the $381/cup pour over—really hits different. Thank you for doing the breakdown!

That $38/lb loss from evaporation is mind-boggling; it really shows how much goes into optimizing every single step of ultra-premium coffee production.

Honestly, at that price point, I’m not even thinking about flavor notes anymore; I’m thinking about the story! I have to wonder, for anyone who has actually tried a coffee this rare: Is the experience 10x better than, say, a $40/lb coffee? Or is the real value in the exclusivity and the unique process?

I’d be shaking too much from the price tag to enjoy it! 😂

Cuprajake

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