Ponte Vecchio Lusso - advice please?

Moon

Sensory Lab beans .. from what I, with my modest gear produced are very nice coffee beans .. and comparing them with the best blends I've tried so far .. Georges Premium (Brunswick, Vic) at $34 and Ground Control (Tweed Heads Qld) at $34 kilo ... I wouldn't say they were better .. and they are wanting to retail them for $60+ Sensory Lab are obviously trying to be a boutique brand .. and taking a leaf from Apple's marketing success - who've managed to con customers into happily paying $1,200 for a mobile smart phone - that are manufactured in China for the cost of not much more than a bowl of rice and some stir fried veges  ??? Apple -  the envy of Companies all around the Globe ..for how they manage to do that. Ripping their customers off blind .. and they walk away thrilled. This behaviour is the benchmark of business strategy .. of which so many aspire to these days. The ol' Gordon Gecko's 'Greed is Good' from the 80's appears to have made a comeback. 

lukemc

Great post FC.  After trying black seeds coffee and excellent food I can honestly say he doesnt need sensory lab beans. He should ditch them for a good "non" hipster roster that will work with him to produce a great blend. His passion will shine through and he will save a dollar too.

Brett H

on 1429699386:

Great post FC.  After trying black seeds coffee and excellent food I can honestly say he doesnt need sensory lab beans. He should ditch them for a good "non" hipster roster that will work with him to produce a great blend. His passion will shine through and he will save a dollar too.

Great posts everyone.  Love a good rant and even better,  an educated rant!

Moon

Mine are the rants ... Fresh Coffees are obviously the educated rants. With all his coffee awards and experience .... I don't have a problem with that  >:D If you want to read a n00bs rant folks ... Moons are the ones to entertain you  8)

C-man

yeah, yeah, well I still say get one of your baskits modified somewhere somehow until it packs a decent volume

Moon

I tried a 14g double .. then added a 7g single giving the 21g full double shot that Cafes use for a mug sized large latte 25ml from the D .. and 15ml from the S. Didn't think it was as nice as just using the double with less milk volume added.

Moon

on 1429699386:

Great post FC.  After trying black seeds coffee and excellent food I can honestly say he doesnt need sensory lab beans. He should ditch them for a good "non" hipster roster that will work with him to produce a great blend. His passion will shine through and he will save a dollar too.

Fair call .. glad you ended up giving it a try  :thumb:

C-man

on 1429774068:

I tried a 14g double .. then added a 7g single giving the 21g full double shot that Cafes use for a mug sized large latte 25ml from the D .. and 15ml from the S. Didn't think it was as nice as just using the double with less milk volume added.

That's not the same as extracting through a thick lump of grounds for sheer body