Not really, no! Gourmet coffee is simply another term for high grade premium coffee.
While there most definitely are companies that are trying to sell away their stale Robusta beans in expensive looking packages labeled "Gourmet Coffee" this is not always the case.
With a little looking around you can easily find some good quality gourmet coffee that will suit your taste.
Products and beans offered by companies such as Folgers, Good scents, Sumatra Mandheling, and Blue Mountain Jamaica are good places to start looking.
There are some important questions that you should be asking before you can make up your mind when it comes to selecting gourmet coffee.
For instance does the company's website tell you of the kind and source of beans that they are using? Or whether they will be offering you grounded coffee or whole beans? Another important but usually overlooked aspect is whether the company offers Arabica or Robusta beans, remember Arabica is a very high quality bean which is what you would want to make your gourmet coffee out of, not Robusta.
The company's reputation and how long they have been in business will also Also be sure to ask around in forums and learn from other people's experiences, trust me there is as much information on the forums that you will ever require.
Lastly the very definition of gourmet will more or less what you consider as gourmet or special.
What is gourmet to someone may be utter waste to another, so a little experimentation will be required to arrive at what you want.
But then again trying out the different brands and kinds of coffee is a treat in itself!