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There are always those moments when drowsiness unexpectedly disrupts your work. A cup of coffee can instantly chase away the sleepiness, bringing wonderful relief. Today, more than 70 countries worldwide grow and produce coffee. With increasingly advanced coffee cultivation techniques and processing methods, different types and price ranges of coffee have emerged. Today, let's explore the world's 10 most expensive coffees with FrontStreet Coffee. You may not have tried them, but you should definitely know about them!

Note: There are multiple versions of the world's 10 most expensive coffees list. This ranking is sourced from the international financial website Finances Online and has typical and reference value. This article introduces them according to the original ranking by price (global market price) from high to low.

1. Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Coffee (Panama)

Price: $350.25 per pound

From Panama, Hacienda La Esmeralda Geisha Coffee has won 13 international coffee competition championships consecutively since 2004. It has not only become Panama's national treasure but also a legend in the world coffee industry. In 2013, at the Best of Panama coffee auction, Hacienda La Esmeralda natural Geisha green beans fetched a price of $350.25 per pound. This coffee is grown on the Baru volcano slopes in Panama, sheltered by guava trees, with extremely limited production, requiring competitive bidding each year.

Bearing the aura of invincibility, Hacienda La Esmeralda's Geisha has become a dream rarity for coffee enthusiasts. Those who have tasted it describe it this way: "Its floral aroma is like fireworks, continuously blooming in the mouth during tasting, with lemon, citrus, and strawberry-like juices, more like juice than coffee." Berries, candy, and spice sweetness intertwine, with floral notes emerging, and the aftertaste is also full of floral notes. The fruity sweetness and texture are remarkably persistent.

2. Kopi Luwak Coffee (Indonesia)

Price: $160 per pound

Kopi Luwak Coffee, commonly known as civet coffee, originates from Indonesia. Why is it so expensive? This is related to how its coffee beans are made. The Asian palm civet eats ripe coffee cherries, which are then excreted through their digestive system, and their droppings are collected and processed. The fermentation process and digestive enzymes in the civet's body create an exceptionally rich and mellow flavor in the coffee beans, making this coffee very popular internationally.

Regarding Kopi Luwak coffee, some who have tried it say it "has an earthy taste, slightly pungent and organ-like flavors, with a very long aftertaste." Others say: "It's hard to swallow, completely a gimmick, not worth spending money on stinky coffee." Reviews are quite polarized, but overall, it has the typical earthy and traditional Chinese medicine flavors of Indonesian coffee, with quite high body. Even at hundreds of dollars, people are willing to pay to taste this luxury in the coffee world.

3. St. Helena Coffee (St. Helena Island)

Price: $79 per pound

St. Helena Coffee is produced on St. Helena Island, located 1,200 miles off the west coast of Africa in the Atlantic Ocean. This remote location with inconvenient transportation drives up the coffee's price due to shipping costs alone. The history of this coffee dates back to Napoleon's era. Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena Island, where he was particularly fond of this coffee and even grew his own coffee beans. Since then, St. Helena Coffee has gained fame.

Of course, the quality of this coffee itself is very high. The volcanic island's geology provides fertile soil, combined with organic cultivation and the concept of preserving original small-bean varieties, giving St. Helena Coffee unique characteristics: after medium roasting, it has a delicate texture and gentle acidity, with elegant and noble aroma, slightly citrusy fruit notes, and a subtle sweet fragrance in the mouth that's very charming—all making it feel worth the price.

4. Molokai Coffee (Hawaii)

Price: $51 per pound

Hawaii can be said to be the only region in the United States suitable for growing coffee beans. Among the many world-renowned coffees produced there, Molokai Coffee from Coffees of Hawaii company is the most famous. This is an organic coffee whose source comes from a 500-acre plantation on Maui Island. This coffee has many floral, berry, and caramel flavors as well as some herbal notes. It has a very rich body, gentle acidity, and chocolate notes in the aftertaste. These flavor characteristics make Molokai Coffee one of the most expensive coffees in the world. Of course, it can be pre-ordered and purchased through the Coffees of Hawaii company's official website at a price of $51 per pound.

5. Fazenda Santa Ines Coffee (Brazil)

Price: $50 per pound

This coffee is mainly produced in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil. The Fazenda Santa Ines located here has always grown coffee beans using traditional methods, without adopting mechanized production. For example, coffee beans are planted in fertile soil, irrigated with pure natural mineral water, and processed using natural sun-drying methods. All these factors make the produced coffee quality enduring, with its sweet berry flavors and gentle caramel taste, plus the long aftertaste that makes people deeply captivated.

6. Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee (Jamaica)

Price: $49 per pound

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee has a high reputation worldwide, and even at a price of $49 per pound, it doesn't affect its popularity. Japanese people particularly love Blue Mountain, with nearly 80% of Blue Mountain Coffee being exported to Japan. Blue Mountain coffee beans are grown on the Blue Mountains at 1,500 meters elevation, all hand-picked. This area has high rainfall, and growers use the wet processing method to treat coffee cherries. The acidity, sweetness, body, and bitterness in Blue Mountain Coffee are very balanced, with aromatic flavor and very smooth drinking experience, leaving an endless aftertaste.

7. Los Planes Coffee (El Salvador)

Price: $40 per pound

Los Planes Coffee is a premium coffee from the Central American country of El Salvador. The coffee beans are grown in the Chalatenango mountain region, cultivated by the Sergio Ticas Yeyes family, who have run coffee plantations for generations. Their coffee won second place in 2006 and sixth place in 2011 at the Cup of Excellence competition. Its quality is unquestionable, plus the unique and balanced flavors of orange, caramel, and brown sugar make it a favorite among many coffee enthusiasts.

8. Mi Esperanza Coffee (Honduras)

Price: $35 per pound

Today, Honduras has gradually become one of the important coffee-producing countries in Central America. Among them, Mi Esperanza Coffee performs exceptionally well. At an online green bean auction, an international buyer purchased 1,320 pounds of Mi Esperanza coffee beans at a record-breaking unit price ($35.10 per pound). These coffee beans grow in superior natural environments, presenting multi-layered flavors of fruit, nuts, chocolate, and spices, with rich aroma and no bitterness in the aftertaste, deeply loved by coffee enthusiasts.

9. Starbucks Rwanda Blue Bourbon Coffee (Rwanda)

Price: $24 per pound

The cultivation of Arabica coffee in the East African country of Rwanda has a history of over a century. The Bourbon variety grown here is one of the original varieties of Arabica coffee, originally produced locally in Rwanda. In 2004, Starbucks decided to introduce this Bourbon coffee and label it under their own brand. Starbucks Rwanda Blue Bourbon Coffee is now available worldwide. It has high acidity, with cherry, butter, and various nut aromas, and a long aftertaste.

10. Yauco Selecto Coffee (Puerto Rico)

Price: $24 per pound

Coffee trees have always been an important economic crop in Puerto Rico. Among several coffee-producing regions, Yauco's natural conditions and cultivation techniques are most outstanding, making the coffee flavors here exceptionally rich and diverse. The Yauco region has high rainfall, especially in the high-altitude mountain areas where soil is mostly nutrient-rich clay. Under these superior conditions, the limited quantity of Yauco Selecto AA Coffee produced has full body, buttery flavors, and chocolate notes in the aftertaste.

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