JennysUncle Posted May 26, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 26, 2015 On the Oosterdam this past March the Explorations Cafe espresso bar had a sign up offering "100% Arabica" coffee for an extra charge. I had thought that any good coffee was all Arabica, but apparently not. The special coffee was described as being from the "Golden Bean" in Sydney. The ordinary coffee was Torrefazione Italia, which had been a Seattle roaster but now is a secondary brand of Starbucks. No one seemed to be paying the surcharge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted May 26, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 26, 2015 So I gather that you also didn't pay the extra surcharge and try it? Didn't see anything like that on our Zuiderdam cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted May 26, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I hope someone who sampled it posts here. I'd like to hear their opinion about any difference in taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny-Joe Posted May 26, 2015 #4 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Torrefazione is a premium, expensive brand. It is an Italian-style, espresso oriented coffee, and like lots of other premium espresso blends it probably contains a small amount (10-15%) of Robusta coffee, because high-quality Robusta adds complexity and depth to espresso. Insisting on 100% Arabica is pretty low-grade coffee snobbery. Next-level snobs have known about Robusta in Italian-style blends for years. Here's one of many articles about why Robusta is used as a component in espresso. It's not to save money. http://muddydogcoffee.com/blog/coffee/the-emerging-robusta-renaissance/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted May 27, 2015 #5 Share Posted May 27, 2015 On the Oosterdam this past March the Explorations Cafe espresso bar had a sign up offering "100% Arabica" coffee for an extra charge. I had thought that any good coffee was all Arabica' date=' but apparently not. [/quote'] The up charge was probably because the coffee was from a boutique roaster, Golden Bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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