ROBB REPORT - It’s 5pm on the last Friday of August when I reach the new Four Seasons hotel at Trinity Square, to meet with Amir Gehl:
THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
Share our thirst for knowledge and coffee! We would like to share with you our favourite recipes from legendary chefs, our journeys to find the world’s rarest beans and a whole lot more.
One of the most expensive coffees in the world is now available in individual Nespresso pods.
Two days ago, Difference Coffee set a new world record for the highest price paid for one pound of coffee at $1029/lb.
Founder Amir Gehl, who hails from a long line of tobacco manufacturers, compares his passion for coffee to his appreciation of fine wines and cigars.
For coffee consumers, capsules have traditionally been a compromise: greater convenience, lower quality. Yet as they grow in popularity, specialty coffee versions are also on the rise.
Front Row Magazine tasted the best and most expensive coffees in the world from the Difference, of course in proper style in porcelain from the “Imperial Porcelain Manufactory St. Petersburg"
Industry experts say unusual brews and artisan outlets are growing according to Daily Mail
The winning coffee sold for $185.10 per pound, which was the highest-ever price for an Ethopian coffee.
Amir Gehl founded Difference Coffee Company out of his desire to have some of the world’s best coffees in capsule form, Robb Report gives us their view.
