Carmd1281 wrote:That's crazy and of course it's in Dubai.

The land of the the 24kt cappuccino

Further details, but not many, here:

... highly controlled cultivation and the use of local yeast strains during multi-stage fermentations ...

Could mean anything. But, for what it's worth, my top 3 out of the 15 Esmeralda auction lot samples included lot SP-5, which I think might have been a yeast-innoculated fermentation.

Bleu wrote:So, if I were going to buy a pound or two, what grinder and espresso machine would I want to use?

Obviously only the "best!"