Amir Gehl, founder of Difference Coffee, in a green velvet dinner jacket drinking from a gold espresso cup, beside the quote: The Geisha growing in Panama as Pinot Noir does in Burgundy

INTERVIEW WITH AMIR GEHL:

Reporter Gourmet on How the Best Coffee in the World Was Born

Reporter Gourmet meets Amir Gehl, the founder capturing the world's best restaurants with his rare coffees.

By Difference Coffee Published Updated

Reporter Gourmet, the Italian fine dining publication, interviewed founder Amir Gehl in a feature asking how the best coffee in the world was born, opening with the observation that the rhetoric of espresso goes quiet when you meet someone who really managed to put the best coffee in a capsule.

The piece surveys the range, Hawaii Kona Champion, Jamaica Blue Mountain, Panama Geisha, Cup of Excellence lots, the decaffeinated Guatemala Swiss Water and the Wild Kopi Luwak, and notes the company's role as official coffee partner of The Best Chef Awards 2019 in Barcelona. Amir explains his approach in wine terms: coffee varieties have terroirs that enhance them, the Geisha growing in Panama as Pinot Noir does in Burgundy, and of the three ways to buy coffee he chooses competitions, calling the winners of contests like the Kona competition in Hawaii and buying the highest scoring lots at the Best of Panama auction.

Read the full feature at Reporter Gourmet

Reporter Gourmet interview with Amir Gehl
Reporter Gourmet feature on Difference Coffee, page one
Reporter Gourmet feature on Difference Coffee, page two

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