tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893113.post115179941407833125..comments2010-01-11T23:41:20.086-08:00Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16071741414300259005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893113.post-71762289551326294252010-01-10T17:02:47.329-08:002010-01-10T17:02:47.329-08:00I love this article.<br /><a href="http://www.uggs-store.org" rel="nofollow">ugg store</a><br /><a href="http://www.ugg-boots-store.net" rel="nofollow">ugg boots store</a><br /><a href="http://www.watchesxm.com" rel="nofollow">Replica watches</a><br /><a href="http://www.uggbootsdiscount.net" rel="nofollow">discount ugg boots</a><br /><a href="http://www.discount-ugg-boots.org/UGG_Classic.html" rel="nofollow">UGG Classic</a><br /><a href="http://www.shoesucn.com/news/nike-outlet/nike-outlet.html" rel="nofollow">nike outlet</a>xiangjie1111http://www.blogger.com/profile/12425283108296223891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893113.post-1152166770821678552006-07-05T23:19:30.823-07:002006-07-05T23:19:30.823-07:00No kidding! From our end, it seems like curiosity has been the best factor for bringing non-coffee journalists (read: nearly all foodies) to the table. Only problem is the Ines isn't exactly an extravagant coffee-- its subtle complexity is what gets cuppers raving (and what had me in sensory euphoria when I stepped on shift today after enjoying a pre-work french press). This can be a bit of a tough sell when people expect "the big coffee" to be a smack-you-in-the face outrageous experience.<BR/><BR/>Among the best press we got was an article in the Vancouver Sun (biggest Van newspaper) in which the journalist basically gave us the benefit of the doubt where her palate was concerned, and admitted her preference for dark roasts (most notably, she gave Vince a paragraph of the article to expound on the many reasons to avoid overroasting quality coffees). She also acknowledge that the availability of the Ines could be good for the progression of coffee, which kind of took me by surprise (though I've been saying this for a long time!). But these articles are few and far between as many outsiders will just laugh at the notion of a $5 (or $6 or $10) cup and dismiss the whole thing.<BR/><BR/>But glad to hear you've got all those amazing coffees, wish I was out in Pittsburgh to look you guys up.Nick B.http://www.dwelltime.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893113.post-1152161726642194532006-07-05T21:55:26.643-07:002006-07-05T21:55:26.643-07:00Nick B.,<BR/><BR/>Actually, since we're Intelly customers, the Esmeralda was a much better bargain than the Ines we're getting from y'all - the batch Vince roasted earlier today. <BR/><BR/>We'll be offering that end of next week. Now that's expensive for us... and Romina was asking if we wanted the $60 shipping options on top of it! <BR/><BR/>Better be at least as good as the Esmeralda ;-)<BR/><BR/>We're ok losing a few bucks for the notoriety, but unfortunately we couldn't get one damned local food editor to come and try it. Yet we have a weekly beer column in our largest daily paper. <BR/><BR/>Not getting the press interested was far more disappointing than not breaking even on the beans.Richhttp://www.aldocoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893113.post-1152144597791418972006-07-05T17:09:57.793-07:002006-07-05T17:09:57.793-07:00I imagine it's even tougher for you because you're getting such an expensive coffee from an outside roaster (Intelly). We (Artigiano) have been selling the Brazil Santa Ines, along with the Bolivia #1 and the COlombia #1, for a month now and it's been pretty awesome, but I can't imagine having this much insanely expensive coffee without the lower overheads of in house roasting. Still, it was a highlight for me when Lindsay mentioned the other day she had run out of her stock of Clover prep'd Santa Ines after selling over 30 in one afternoon! But you're right, the $5 cup is really more of a customer appreciation gesture than a profitable business model in and of itself. We'll see where it goes from here!Nick B.http://www.dwelltime.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10893113.post-1151975042712759662006-07-03T18:04:02.713-07:002006-07-03T18:04:02.713-07:00HJ/BJ = Howard Johnson/Ben & Jerry's?<BR/><BR/>Our experience was a freaking lemon bomb. <BR/><BR/>We had a decent number of takers for the $5 cup - but not enough to make the experiment profitable (although we still have an unopened 1/2 lb).<BR/><BR/>Doesn't bode well for the Brazil though... sadly.Richhttp://www.aldocoffee.comnoreply@blogger.com