The price of coffee varies widely in the market and buyers usually do not know why. They buy cheap coffee and don't ask, how is the coffee, which is more expensive. They don't even test it. If you did, you'd give yourself the chance to find out that there is really great coffee out there that makes your taste buds play. The price of coffee plays a key role here, and let's see why.
Only 10 % people realize that buying cheap is expensive to buy, because cheap products are often justifiably cheap and of poor quality. People get used to low-quality cheap coffee and think that there is nothing better than this, even though they suffer from a bitter burnt taste. These are people who drink coffee because of addiction and also drink a lot of it, which is not healthy.
However, coffee is a pure pleasure, a gourmet food that should delight the taste buds in the mouth and occasionally, if necessary, offer a person the ultimate pleasure when he decides to have it. The price of coffee is appropriately higher for premium coffee than ordinary, waste cheap, bitter coffee.
What does the price of coffee say about the coffee you buy?
The price of coffee depends on the following factors:
- from the place where it is grown,
- from the way it is produced,
- from the quality of the coffee bean,
- from the coffee drying method,
- from the willingness of the buyer, how much the coffee costs and the fair price to the grower,
- from the age of coffee,
- from the quantity
- from the method of roasting and preparing the coffee.
The high price of coffee depends first of all on where it grows, in which country and region, it has a certain taste due to the land it grows on and due to the climate, the amount of sun and rainfall, and manual, organic cultivation.
We believe that the best conditions for growing coffee are in Central America, but there are many smaller areas where coffee also thrives. There are about 80 countries where coffee thrives and about 50 that are capable of producing coffee for industry. The taste of coffee is affected by various conditions such as altitude, climate, soil, etc.
Countries that have the best coffee:
Colombia produces one of the highest quality types of Arabica. 15 % of the world's coffee is right from Colombia. The coffees have a rich taste, with a velvety aroma and a fruity aftertaste.
Guatemala is also known for the best coffees, mainly because the coffees are grown in their mountains, where the conditions are excellent. The coffee has a sophisticated, distinct taste, with a slightly light aftertaste.
Also known as the cradle of coffee, Ethiopia offers some of the best Arabica varieties, especially when grown in the Harrar region. It offers fruity flavors, perhaps sometimes slightly smelling of spices and flowers.
Coffee production method and price
Like all plants, coffee can be grown in an intensive way, forced and industrial due to the large amount that is then sold. Such coffee does not taste good as soon as it is a coffee bean, nor does it have a very high quality. Quality is definitely measured by what the coffee tastes like and what pleasure it gives when drinking it, as experienced baristas know.
It is best that the coffee is grown on smaller plantations. It is handled manually by farmers who grow it with love in smaller, limited quantities, which certainly raises the price of coffee. Every year, baristas Klemen and Marina go on a long trip through the plantations to check the quality of the coffee and the method of production and its taste.
For good coffee, we are ready to pay a higher price to the farmer to maintain the quality, because we really value good coffee. In addition, we believe that this is a fair trade, where there is not even a middleman in between and the grower actually gets the most for the coffee, who also deserves the most. When you buy quality coffee that is not cheap, you are supporting specific farmers - people, not mass industries and multinationals.
The price of coffee also increases due to transport, which is more expensive, because premium coffee is delivered on the fly, so that it is fresh, because that is the most delicious. Growers harvest and dry it on the fly. It arrives raw and fresh at Mariposa Cafe and Roastery. Then we roast the coffee on the fly. We mostly sell it in bulk for professional use in cafes and companies or for home use. It is best to grind it yourself on the go. But if you are going to use it right away, then it can also be ground in the Mariposa roaster for a certain way of brewing coffee. Grind fine, medium and coarse.
What kind of coffee do we drink in Slovenia?
In Slovenia, the most well-known is the cheap, heavily roasted, industrially produced coffee, which has a bitter taste that real coffee should not have. This coffee is cheap and you will pay an average of 3 euros for 200 g. Almost all of this coffee is already pre-ground, and the question is how long it then sits in stores or warehouses before landing in your shopping cart. If we are honest, we can say that even these three euros are decidedly too much for this kind of coffee. True lovers and connoisseurs of coffee would not drink it even if they got it for free.
The price of coffee, which is at a high level, is significantly higher. However, gourmets and connoisseurs accept it because they know why. But don't let yourself get carried away. In various organic stores you will find organic coffee, which also costs an average of 2 euros per 200 grams of ground coffee and is supposed to be made from real, high-quality coffee beans. This is not entirely true. It is true that large retail chains get it significantly cheaper than small importers, like our roastery, but the question is whether farmers can really produce it in such quantities as they sell in shopping centers. We believe that this is not possible and that it is only a matter of slightly better quality coffee beans from intensive cultivation. Usually, this coffee is always ground before, and again you don't know how long, because it is known that after 14 days it turns sour and loses its aroma, like herbs.
Some online stores even offer inferior coffee for 20 euros per 200 grams in order to convince customers of the quality of the coffee given the high price. However, the only criterion for coffee quality is your taste and knowing who imported the coffee and how, how they roasted it and when they ground it and delivered it to you or sent it with a delivery service. Be careful and trust your taste buds. If you don't know how to recognize good coffee, come to us at Trubarjeva 7 in Ljubljana.
Slovenian coffees of a higher rank
In recent years, quality coffee roasters have expanded here, among which Mariposa coffee is at the very top. These coffees cost from 12 to 25 euros for 250 grams.
- Ours Mariposa house coffee blend Poetry, can be assembled from several types of coffee and costs 9 euros. (All prices are for 250 grams of coffee).
- Charming coffee from Brazil it costs 9.50 euros.
- Coffee Colombia has a price of 11 euros.
- Coffee from Guatemala it costs 12 euros.
- Coffee Ethiopia and it is 13 euros.
- Ours is the most valued premium coffee Colombia el Obraje, which costs 29 euros.
Other coffees comparable to our coffees are:
- Kenya Rukira PB
- Guatemala BLUE AYARZA
- COSTA RICA – FINCA LA ORTIGA
- Tanzania USONGWE AA
The price of coffee that is comparable to ours is also similar, so you can be sure that for the price you pay for Mariposa coffee, you are getting only the best, because you really deserve it. We are here to pamper you.
