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Seriously Good Coffee at LAX Star Alliance Lounge

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 6, 2017May 6, 2017 6 Comments

Intelligensia Coffee - Star Alliance Lounge - 1

The Star Alliance Lounge at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has upgraded your coffee experience with a high-quality new supplier.

Coffee is now sourced from Intelligentsia, a Chicago-based coffee chain with locations in Los Angeles, New York, and Boston as well.

Intelligentsia is a purveyor of “third wave coffee”, which classifies coffee as an “artisanal foodstuff, like wine, rather than a commodity.” It is a fascinating movement that you can read more about here.

Intelligentsia itself was acquired by Peet’s Coffee, which is owned by the same conglomerate that owns Kripsy Kreme and Panera Bread.

I love Intelligentsia coffee — the latte art in cappuccinos and perfect balance of acidity in the coffee make it one of my favorite coffee chains.

I will note that you may want to stick to drinking filter coffee or espresso in the lounge. There are a couple La Cimbali machines that produce speciality drinks with milk, but they leave me deeply unsatisfied. The milk foam in cappuccinos is poor and distorts the flavor of the coffee.

Intelligensia Coffee - Star Alliance Lounge - 3

Quite a contrast to this–

Intelligentsia Coffee LAX Star Alliance Lounge
Intelligentsia

So stick to plain espresso and filter coffee in order to avoid disappointment. In the meantime, I’m holding out hope for a barista in the lounge one day.

CONCLUSION

I’m not a coffee snob…at least I don’t consider myself one. But in any case, I do appreciate a good cup of coffee. With Intelligentsia now brewed at the Star Alliance lounge, you have another reason to visit.

> Read More: Review: Star Alliance Lounge LAX

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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6 Comments

  1. Lucky Reply
    May 6, 2017 at 11:02 am

    “I’m not a coffee snob…at least I don’t consider myself one.”

    Hmmmm…. doesn’t match my observations. 😉

    • Matthew Reply
      May 6, 2017 at 11:13 am

      #caught

  2. 5star Reply
    May 6, 2017 at 11:09 am

    I agree with you ! I am not foodie and coffee snob, but this third wave coffee was really good.

  3. No-one of any importance Reply
    May 7, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    I have only one comment to make

    Death Wish Coffee

    That is all.

  4. Dr. Andy D. Eisenberg Reply
    May 8, 2017 at 1:38 am

    This is certainly an expensive offering for Star Alliance. The thing with coffee, is that while bean quality matters, the equipment and water used in the brewing process is just as essential. The guys at Intelligentsia could take Folgers beans and turn out a better cappuccino than one of these automatic machines despite the use of fresh craft beans. Point being, people who know and appreciate third wave coffee (like yourself) will ultimately be underwhelmed, and people who have never heard of intelligentsia will not be more impressed than the Douwe Egberts they are used to.

    • Matthew Reply
      May 8, 2017 at 5:10 am

      Thank you Dr. Eisenberg!

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