Coffee is a popular energy drink consumed all over the world. It is approved by most religions, contains caffeine, which stimulates the mind and senses, and has a wonderful aroma. The global instant coffee market will grow to $36.3 billion by 2025. And even if you do not prefer the most expensive coffee, you are still one of the reasons for this growth. If you have the desire and opportunity to try a very rare, unusual and valuable coffee, then choose any option from this list of the most expensive coffee varieties in the world according to your budget.
10. Hawaii Kona - $69 for 1 kg
This coffee has a fantastic taste with a slight sourness: it has chocolate, citrus notes and nutty shades. The aroma of the coffee is creamy and spicy, when you inhale it, you may remember sweet cinnamon rolls.
Hawaii Kona is made from a rare variety of Arabica beans grown in the mineral-rich volcanic soil of the northern and southern Kona region. When Hawaii Kona blooms, you might think there is snow on the trees in hot weather.
Because this coffee is in short supply, many producers use 10%, a blend of Kona coffee, and 90%, a cheaper variety.
9. Los Planes Coffee - $80 per 1 kg
Some people devote their entire lives to coffee production. And their favorite business brings them fabulous income. So the family of Sergio Ticas from El Salvador combines business with pleasure - they grow coffee and sell it.
Los Planes Coffee won second place in the prestigious Cup Of Excellence competition in 2006 and sixth place in 2011. This drink has a pleasant aroma of caramel sauce and an invigorating taste with fruity notes. And in the aftertaste you can feel the sweetness of honey and almonds.
8. Sexagintuple Vanilla Bean Mocha Frappuccino - $55 per cup
This is the most expensive coffee in the Starbucks coffee chain. Its high price is explained by the addition of 60 shots of espresso.
The drink was purchased by a customer named Andrew, who posted a photo of the giant coffee and receipt on Twitter.
By the way, he didn't pay a cent for his purchase because he is a member of the loyalty program. And he has Gold status, which allows him to order a free drink after every 12 drinks purchased. And without any restrictions on the volume of the mug.
According to Andrew, the coffee he ordered was delicious. However, the man couldn't drink his cup in one go. Could you?
7. Brazil Santa Ines - $99 per 1 kg
The highlight of this coffee is its fruity and sweet taste with notes of caramel, raisins, prunes and vanilla. It is grown in Brazil on the Santa Ines farm and its production has been going on for over a hundred years.
This valuable coffee is processed in an unusual way called Honey.
- Part of the pulp (pulp) is removed from the fruit in the same way as during wet processing.
- The coffee beans are dried in the usual way, but the remaining pulp imparts its sweetness to them.
- Therefore, the finished drink is sweet and honey-like in taste (hence the name Honey).
6. Jamaica Blue Mountain - $109 per 1 kg
The coffee is named after its place of origin - it is grown in the Jamaican Blue Mountains at an altitude of about 1200-1500 meters above sea level. Blue Mountain is hand-picked and processed only using the wet method - that is, the skin of the fruit and pulp are removed, after which the beans remain in a thin shell - "parchment".
Jamaica Blue Mountain is the only coffee in the world that comes in wooden barrels rather than bags.
This drink has a characteristic soft taste, which is completely devoid of bitterness. It is popular in Japan, which is one of the largest importers of this brand. At one time, John Lennon and "Bond's dad" Ian Fleming drank it.
5. Saint Helena Coffee - $159 per 1 kg
The great Napoleon Bonaparte was a passionate fan of this coffee and grew it on the island of Saint Helena, which explains its name.
The island is located in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,800 km from the west coast of Africa. Therefore, transportation costs for transporting coffee are high, which is one of the reasons for the impressive price tag. However, fans of this brand are more than willing to fork out, as the drink has a unique caramel taste with citrus tones.
4. Kopi Luwak - $280 per 1 kg
Surely you have heard about the most expensive coffee in the world made from dung. Yes, we are talking about the famous "Kopi Luwak", produced from beans fermented in the body of civet cats (or Malayan palm civets).
After eating juicy and ripe coffee beans, the animals then get rid of them naturally. And people extract coffee from the civet's feces, process it and sell it to coffee connoisseurs for a price that is far from the price of manure.
The excellent taste of this coffee with notes of vanilla and chocolate is due to the enzymes secreted by the civet during digestion.
It is curious that the animal can eat up to a kilogram of beans per day, and the "output" will be about 50 grams. In addition, the enzyme that gives coffee its noble taste is secreted by musangs not all year round, but only for 6 months, so the rest of the time they have to be fed "just like that". Which is expensive for those who keep musangs for their unique diet.
Now you understand why Kopi Luwak is so expensive. However, it is not the most expensive coffee in the litter at the moment. That title was taken away from it by the number one coffee on our list.
3. Hacienda La Esmeralda - $$700 per 1 kg
In recent years, the third most expensive coffee variety has won numerous awards at world coffee competitions (first place from the Coffee Association of America from 2005 to 2007, Best Coffee of Panama, etc.).
It is grown on the slopes of the Baru volcano in Panama, at an altitude of 1,500 meters above sea level. The volcanic soil and ecosystem, almost untouched by human hands, provide this coffee with ideal conditions for maturation.
This rare coffee delicacy offers connoisseurs a fantastic taste with a balanced combination of chocolate, fruity and spicy notes, and a rich aftertaste.
2. Finca El Injerto Coffee - $1000 per 1 kg
The second most expensive coffee in the world is grown in eastern Guatemala on the estate of the Aguirre family, which has been producing, processing and marketing high-quality coffee for generations.
Finca El Injerto has great natural sweetness and a rich flavor with plum, cherry, praline, milk chocolate and a subtle citrus acidity. A coffee lover's dream.
1. Black Ivory Coffee - over $1099 per 1 kg
Here it is, the drink that proudly bears the title of “the most expensive coffee made from excrement.” Like “Kopi Luwak,” it is obtained from the excrement of not civet monkeys, but Thai elephants, which consume Arabica coffee beans and process them during the digestive process.
Their stomach acid breaks down the bean proteins and gives the drink its characteristic mild, non-bitter taste. And the digestion of the beans along with bananas and other components of the elephant's usual diet gives Black Ivory coffee an earthy, fruity aroma.
The most expensive coffee from dung is rare because elephants eat a lot of coffee beans, but produce much less. To get one kilogram of "Black Ivory", an animal must eat about 33 kilograms of fresh coffee berries.
This brand is produced only in the north of Thailand and is available at the country's elite resorts. The price of the most expensive coffee in the world reaches about $1,099 per kilogram.
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