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The owner of Milano has won a lot of international awards for his roasts, and I quite enjoy them. I'm willing to put him on my top 3 favourites in Vancouver.

It's completely normal for roasters to use a certain percentage of certain beans as part of a blend, so it's not outrageous for him to declare so. Blends are often a closely guarded secret, no different than say a blended scotch or whiskey.

Edit: @ Hondaracer - I spend on average, about $40 a month on roasted coffee, and that's rounding up. I go through a 340g bag approximately every two weeks, assuming most bags are between $18 - $20 each. I can spend less depending on where I buy my coffee, and availability/convenience. I'm not driving to Little Italy or Little Portugal just to buy a bag of coffee for $16. The drive and parking alone would already cost that much lol