{"id":123823,"date":"2024-05-15T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/uncategorized\/luxus-zeit-coffee\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:14:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T08:14:43","slug":"luxury-time-coffee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/luxury-time-coffee\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury. Time. <I>Coffee.<\/I>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"123823\" class=\"elementor elementor-123823 elementor-115868\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe3e2ce e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fe3e2ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c292038 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c292038\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24670288 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24670288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798c9b8 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"798c9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Green Lifestyle<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ec353c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ec353c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Luxury. Time. <I>Coffee.<\/I><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2125a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a2125a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8220;The sneakers from&#8230;&#8221;, &#8220;the watch (the one with the little crown)&#8221;, &#8220;the high heels with the red sole&#8221;, &#8220;vacation, 5 times a year&#8221;&#8230; We asked around a bit to find out what luxury is. Not much seems to have changed since the 1980s. 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d7a1cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tphoto: janko ferlic on unsplash\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f8bcc10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f8bcc10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6087c9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6087c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3280f77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3280f77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Time for family. Being together. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b327d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b327d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>All of this, it was said after the pandemic, would be the new set of values in our society.<\/strong> That we were about to experience a shift towards social, ethical values. So why is the luxury brand industry booming like never before?<\/p><p><em>&#8220;The total value of luxury goods now sold around the world every year, from superyachts to Michelin-starred dinners, is estimated at 1.5 trillion euros. If the luxury sector were a country, it would be the 15th richest country in the world, where Spain currently ranks&#8230; A niche market has become one of the biggest, most lucrative businesses in the world.&#8221;*<\/em><\/p><p><strong>When I read this over my morning coffee the other day, I took me by surprise.<\/strong> In times of climate crisis and wars in Europe and the Middle East, the luxury goods group LVMH achieved sales of 86.15 billion euros last year, an increase of 9%**. A sign of exuberant decadence? Time for a second coffee and a few thoughts&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6672c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c6672c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is luxury?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95446e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95446e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>According to Cambridge Dictionary:<\/strong> <em>\u201egreat comfort, especially as provided by expensive and beautiful things\u201c<\/em>.***<\/p><p>Luxury can be a material status symbol and a way of setting yourself apart. But it can also be an immaterial self-reward and self-realization. Which also means that luxury is normal. It has always existed. At all times. Everywhere. In different ways. And it will stay that way. It is &#8220;only&#8221; the definition of luxury that is changing. While running water was a luxury until the 19th century, today &#8211; speaking from a European or US perspective &#8211; it is standard. If you can&#8217;t meet people due to the pandemic, spending time with them becomes a luxury.<\/p><p><em>So it is something that is particularly valuable, worth striving for, precious &#8211; a very individual perception that does not necessarily have anything to do with money or status.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5cbd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e5cbd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is coffee a luxury?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d702f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2d702f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Is coffee a <em><strong>\u201egreat comfort (see above),<\/strong> \u201cA \u201ebeautiful thing?\u201c<\/em> Who needs coffee to live? Me.<\/p><p><strong>For me, really good coffee is an elixir of life, a multifaceted, great pleasure.<\/strong> And even though I can experience it <em>(the Mount Hagen Demeter espresso from Peru)<\/em> every day, it doesn&#8217;t lose its value. On the contrary, my appreciation increases with every cup. Not only because I feel I discover something new about it every time, a tiny new note, a wisp of aroma that I didn&#8217;t notice yesterday. I am also aware of the fact that an incredible amount of passion, work and effort goes into it \u2013 Demeter production, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/kaffeekultur\/enzyklopaedie\/coffee-production\/hand-picked\/\">hand-picked<\/a>,<\/em> sun-dried \u2013 just to name a few aspects. I know what it does &#8211; far beyond the product benefits and the standard <em>(see above)<\/em>. In this respect: My coffee is my luxury <em>(and not a waste of money at all, by the way).<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721efba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"721efba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>If you would like to know more about the great benefits of Demeter and organic farming, you can find some blog posts here that shed more light on this:<\/h4><ul><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/organic-fair\/origin-cultivation\/esoteric-or-meaningful\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eEsoteric or meaningful?\u201c<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/blog\/greenlifestyle\/what-is-a-good-coffee-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eWhat is a good coffee worth?\u201c<\/a><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/?p=107341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201eThe true value of food.?\u201c<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9987b64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9987b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Quellen:<\/em><\/p><p><em>*Zeit online, 26.4.24<\/em><br \/><em>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manager-magazin.de\/unternehmen\/handel\/bernard-arnault-louis-vuitton-mutter-lvmh-mit-rekordjahr-a-99cea571-7ca1-44fc-8477-0aa4f30a4c0b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">www.manager-magazin.de\/unternehmen\/handel\/bernard-arnault-louis-vuitton-mutter-lvmh-mit-rekordjahr-a-99cea571-7ca1-44fc-8477-0aa4f30a4c0b<\/a><\/em><br \/><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxus<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86f8e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c86f8e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b><I>Does luxury equal money?<\/I> Freedom? 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