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The price of a cup of coffee just went
up.
But it has to do with whom you are
sharing the table at the coffee shop.
Huffington Post reports that Ivanka
Trump is auctioning a $50,000 private coffee chat.
Ivanka Trump is auctioning a private
meeting over coffee for two people
willing to pony up a huge contribution to
her brother’s foundation.
The “meet and greet” on a mutually
agreeable date next year at either
Trump Tower in Manhattan or the
Trump International Hotel in
Washington will last up to 45 minutes,
according to a description on
Charitybuzz, which values the auction at $50,000.
Of course if you win the auction and
pony up $50,000 or there-about you
still need to pass a criminal background
check and get approval from the Secret
Service.
But it will all be for a good cause
because the money will go to the Eric
Trump Foundation which in turn
supports St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital.
The bidding passed $23,000 as of
December 12 and closes December
20. And if you miss out on the bidding
where else can you get an expensive cup of coffee?
The most expensive coffee by auction
price, when you are not bidding to sip
java with a celebrity, is Hacienda La
Esmeralda Panama at $350.25 a
pound.
According to Finances on Line this is
higher of the top ten most expensive
coffees in the world.
In our article about Panama Mountain
Grown Organic Coffee we mentioned this grower among others.
A prime example of Panama mountain
grown organic coffee is Duncan Estate
organic coffee produced by Kotowa Coffee
in the Chiriquí Highlands of Panama. This
Arabica coffee grown by sustainable
practices received honors as the best
organic coffee in Panama in 2005 and the
best organic coffee in the world in 2006.
Duncan Estate organic coffee by
Kotowa is certified by Bio Latina. Other
Panama mountain grown organic
coffee certified producers receiving Bio
Latina organic coffee certificationinclude the following:
Los Lajones Estate Coffee S.A.
Leap Of Faith Farms, Inc
Hacienda La Esperanza
Hacienda Barbara Jaramillo
Finca Señor Ramón Arauz
Finca San Miguel de La Montaña
Finca Ramon Arauz
Finca El Remedio – Ama de Casa
Finca Dos Jefes
Asociación de Caficultores Orgánicos Ngöbe Ascon
Coffee growing in Panama centers on
the towns of Boquete and Volcan. This
area is the Northeastern end of the
arco seco, Spanish for dry arch, which
is the agricultural breadbasket of
Panama.
The town of Boquete lies at 3,000
altitude and the highlands above the
town range above and below 4,000
feet.
The weather is often cloudy and the
elevation gives relief from the heat of
the coast.
The soil is volcanic due to the eruption
long of ago of the 11,000 foot volcano, Volcan Baru.
So, if your goal is great coffee instead
of a few minutes with a celebrity
consider coffee from Panama or even
better one of the Colombian organic coffee brands.
