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Georgio’s in Farmingdale: Coffee rarities
Photo credit: Newsday / Erica Marcus | In October 2011, Georgio and Lydia Testani relocated their store, Georgio's Coffee Roasters, from Huntington Station to Farmingdale.
Georgio's Coffee Roasters has come into possession of some of the world’s most sought-after beans: La Esmeralda Geisha from Panama and Kopi Luwak from Indonesia. At the 2012 Hacienda La Esmeralda auction, some lots sold for as much as $65.50 a pound. As for Kopi Luwak (aka “cat poo coffee"), the just-picked beans are left overnight on the ground so that local civets can ... process them. In the morning, they are collected and vigorously sanitized.
On Oct. 27 at 4 p.m., Georgio’s will host a tasting and discussion of both coffees for $20 per person. Reservations required.
After the tasting, the La Esmeralda will be selling for $100 a pound for as long as it lasts; participants will get a 20 percent discount. The Kopi Luwak is priced at $20; no discounts.
In other, less rarefied coffee news from proprietor Georgio Testani, starting this week, his store will be holding tastings every Friday from noon to 4 p.m. Three different coffees will be brewed.
Georgio’s Coffee Roasters is at 1965 New Hwy., Farmingdale 631-470-7797.
Georgio and Lydia Testani, owners of Georgio's Coffee Roasters in Farmingdale
Tags: Farmingdale , coffee
