by: Harry Clark
If you are a coffee
enthusiast and are always striving to find the best coffee possible, then this
article is a good place to find the best coffee this globe has to offer for
your bean to cup coffee machine. We run down the top 5 most expensive coffee in
the world, where you can find them and how much they will cost you:
Brazil have a long and
renowned history of producing first rate coffee, and the Fazenda Santa Ines is
no exception, as this has to be the finest coffee to come out of Brazil. This
high quality, hand picked coffee is very lively and bright and is famous for
its citrusy aroma and subtle texture. This is a coffee with a chocolate tinge
and is frequently served creamy. In 2006 this coffee was declared the highest
rated in Cup of Excellence of Coffee award in 2006, which goes someway to
justify its expensive price. This coffee is a great advert for the crops and
the coffee of Brazil.
4. El Injerto -
Huehuetenango, Guatemala: $50 per pound
Coffee has been grown in
Guatemala since the beginning of the 18th century. One of the most popular
harvesting areas is Coban, which is well known for its cloudy and rainy
weather, which many believe is a vital contributing factor towards its
incredible taste. The El Injerto coffee originates from the Huehuetenango
region in Guatemala, and can boast accolades such as first prize in the 2006
cup of excellence, third place in 2002 and sixth place in 2007.
3. St. Helena Coffee From St. Helena Coffee
Company, St. Helena: $79 per pound
St Helena is a small,
mountainous, sub tropical island of 47 square miles, situated in the South
Atlantic Ocean. It has been noted that coffee beans have been grown on the
small tropical island since 1733, and over the last 10 years, St. Helena coffee
has become known to coffee connoisseurs world-wide, who have been mesmerised by
its unique quality. Only natural fertilizers are used in their crop, and
livestock manure is not used as it may contain non-organic substances from
concentrated animal feed or veterinary treatments. The coffee is also wet
processed using pure spring water descending from the Island's peaks, along the
Central Ridge.
2. Hacienda La Esmeralda, Boquete, Panama: $104 per pound
Esmeralda pride their
selves on supplying completely ripe, red fruits, that will only ever be hand
picked from the crops. The coffee goes through a vigorous quality assurance
procedure as each harvester's production for the day is weighed and inspected
for defects or green beans. This coffee has been known to be quite a light
roast, medium brown with no oil on the beans, and has a spicy odour to it.
1. Kopi Luwak Coffee, Indonesia: $160 per pound
Kopi Luwak coffee is the
rarest gourmet coffee which originates from Indonesian island of Sumatra. The
coffee gets its name from little mammals called “Luwaks” which live in trees
and eat the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherrys with the bean intact
and it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations, before finishing its
journey through the digestive system. The still-intact beans are collected from
the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other
coffee. The coffee is second to none, with a rich heavy flavour that contains
hints of chocolate and caramel. The price of this coffee is so expensive
because of its rarity, but if you are a real coffee lover, who enjoys the finer
things in life, then this may be worth a go.