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Travel + Leisure on the $64 Cup at Queens of Mayfair
Jessica Poitevien on the Ethiopian Cup of Excellence champion served in a crystal wine glass, with Difference Coffee as supplier.
Travel + Leisure covered one of London's most talked about cups of coffee in September 2020, in a piece by Jessica Poitevien: a $64 serving of black coffee at Queens of Mayfair, the coffee shop opened that August by sisters Victoria and Grace Sheppard.
The coffee was the Ethiopian winner of that year's Cup of Excellence, graded 91.08 by the competition's international jury, and only eight roasters worldwide were invited to bid on it. Travel + Leisure named Difference Coffee among them, as the chosen supplier for Queens of Mayfair. Each serving was ground and brewed tableside by a personal barista, poured into a crystal wine glass and could not be taken away, with only 15 servings available.
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