# Are Exotic Coffess WORTH The Expense?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exotic-coffess-worth-the-expense/230517>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** coffee\
**Created:** [February 22, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exotic-coffess-worth-the-expense/230517 "2004-02-22T17:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exotic-coffess-worth-the-expense/230517/21 "2004-02-24T01:05:31Z")

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> [@pugluvr](#):
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> I love Torrefazione beans, myself. A local espresso shop carries them, and I order up a 1:1 blend of their Palermo dark roast and Montecatini (a decaf). This company’s beans taste smooth and rich, almost chocolatey, and a half-decaf blend means I can have TWO double shots of espresso in the morning rather than one.
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> [Torrefazione](http://www.titalia.com/site/) website. Highly recommended.

Ahhh, good old Torrefazione. The building I used to work in had one on the ground floor. Consequently I was always, always jacked up on caffeine. Too bad Starbucks [bought](http://www.businesswire.com/webbox/bw.041603/231065226.htm) them.

Nowadays, when I want the real good stuff, I buy it green from [Sweet Maria’s](http://www.sweetmarias.com/). Remember, if you want it done right, you have to do it yourself…

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**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exotic-coffess-worth-the-expense/230517/22 "2004-02-24T03:45:39Z")

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I have to ask. Has anyone tried the infamous Kopi Luwak coffee?

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**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exotic-coffess-worth-the-expense/230517/23 "2004-02-24T05:03:15Z")

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> [@Pork Rind](#):
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> Ahhh, good old Torrefazione. The building I used to work in had one on the ground floor. Consequently I was always, always jacked up on caffeine. Too bad Starbucks [bought](http://www.businesswire.com/webbox/bw.041603/231065226.htm) them.

Yeah, that green bitch got Seattle’s Best Coffee too, but so far they haven’t made them burn the beans yet. 🆒

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**Author:** ![International\_Playboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/48db29/32.png) [@International\_Playboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/International_Playboy)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-exotic-coffess-worth-the-expense/230517/24 "2004-02-24T14:24:59Z")

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> [@Truth Seeker](#):
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> I have to ask. Has anyone tried the infamous Kopi Luwak coffee?

I haven’t tried it personally, but I used to work with a Vietnamese fellow who told me of this type of coffee, years before it became public knowledge. He said it was the best coffee he had ever drank and was one thing that he missed from his home country.

I am curious enough to give it a try, but I’ve read on the Net that very little of what is represented as Kopi Luwak is the real stuff.

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