My favorite beans:

http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net/StoreFront.bok

http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/store/coffee

http://ritual.myshopify.com/

http://www.eccocaffe.com/catalog/index.php

More expensive than the mentioned sources, but worth it. If your bud wants premium/gourmet as you stated, you won't go wrong with any of those choices...

- Jon