Argentina must clearly produce something equivalent to Cinzano (I can't find a barf smilie), which is why there are such high import duties on it.

Cinzano has a fully owned Argentine subsidiary that produces the stuff locally.... they also have a large factory in Brazil. The imported stuff from Italy has not been seen for almost 2 years now....

Im not a Cinzano drinker, but I do enjoy the occasional Campari. This stuff is also made in MercoSur (Brazil), but the real stuff from Italy is much better. It too has been missing from the shelves for ages now.....

Very interesting. ^

Now how come my bottle of Cinzano and packet of cigarettes went up in price by nearly 10% yet we are told inflation rose by only 0.6%?

Price redistribution?

No, it is much more simple. The price of things no longer available has plummeted to 0. So, when comparing it with, say, one other item that has doubled in price, there has been no inflation.

Well blow me down...went to the Co-Op today and the Cinzano has actually gone down in price...now 18.90. So I bought two bottles. ^

Can't believe I have missed this thread.

Starbucks is the primary place I get my coffee when in Buenos Aires. Otherwise, I'm a tea-drinker.

For years now, my Starbucks frappuccino tastes better in November in Buenos Aires than it does in Minneapolis. Go figure, it has to do with weather.

While Starbucks seems to tests its entry into countries by going for places where it can get tourist traffic (airport locals being amongst the first places it has been choosing in some European countries), it seems like they look for demand from locals as the driver in its market-entry and expansion plans. I'm just curious how they will do in Scandinavian countries, particularly those where NYC, Miami, London and Paris are also the coolest places on the planet as far as those who can afford it are concerned.

They cost less if you price out the miles you get on your credit card statement for paying with your favorite plastic...

It must have been added to INDEC's canasta basica

Great... thats what we now need.... Cinzano para todos....?

Great news for all you coffee lovers....^

After many years of searching and testing several varieties of coffee (most of them awful) I have finally found one which tastes pretty good...certainly streets ahead of the rest of the brands available in the supermarkets.

The brand is 5 HISPANOS. Now the normal one in the red packet is woeful but their Premium brand beans in the black packet is the one to get. Disco sell the 500gr size for a very reasonable AR$56.
It's dark 100% Arabica and roasted in the European and N American style....slightly softer than the Starbucks beans I purchased in Canada but not far off the same quality.

Give it a try.

Ok Hiddy.... so please explain what is the best part of this coffee..... the taste, or the price....???????

Can't imagine why you'd assume that price has anything to do with it.

To be honest it is by far the best Argentine branded coffee I have yet tasted....much better than the usual suspects like Cabrales and even the overpriced muck from Cafe Martinez. It is the first coffee I have tried that has a similar taste to the US brands.

My only complaint is it is a touch on the soft side for me but I can get maximum strength from it if I make it cowboy style. At only 56 pesos it really is miles ahead of the competition. I urge you to get down to Disco to buy some and give it a try. Report back and tell me what you think.

What brand of coffee do you like (from US)?

I've only tried the Kirkland branded Starbucks roasted from Costco and to be honest that was bought over the border in Vancouver rather than the US. One was French roasted.....and one was Columbian. They all tasted similar.