Introduction to the 10 Most Expensive Coffee Bean Varieties and Their Origins

Kona Coffee from Hawaii - $34 per pound

Kona Coffee from Hawaii boasts the most perfect appearance, with exceptionally full and shiny beans. The coffee has a rich, aromatic flavor with hints of cinnamon spice and a balanced acidity. It costs $34 per pound.

Starbucks Rwanda Coffee - $24 per pound

Starbucks Rwanda Coffee is essentially a single type of coffee bean.

Puerto Rico's National Treasure Coffee - $24 per pound

Puerto Rico's National Treasure Coffee has a mild and delicious flavor, loved by coffee enthusiasts worldwide.

Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee - $49 per pound

As the name suggests, Blue Mountain Coffee grows in Jamaica's Blue Mountains. It is one of the world's most superior coffees with limited production, making it precious due to its rarity. It has a very rich aroma with persistent fruity notes. Over 80% of this coffee is exported to Japan, and FrontStreet Coffee also offers authentic Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 Coffee on its menu. Coffee enthusiasts interested in this variety can purchase and try it.

Los Angeles El Salvador Coffee - $40 per pound

Los Angeles El Salvador produces coffee, which is the country's main economic pillar and source of foreign exchange. Los Angeles El Salvador Coffee belongs to the category of strongly fragrant, moderately acidic, and full-bodied beans. At $40 per pound, it's quite expensive, but it remains absolutely worth the price.

Guatemala Estate Coffee - $50 per pound

Produced in estates throughout Guatemala, this coffee won an excellence award in 2006. Despite ranking only fourth on this list, Guatemala Estate Coffee remains quite valuable.

Brazil Fazenda Santa Ines Coffee - $50 per pound

At around $50 per pound, Fazenda Santa Ines Coffee is definitely one of the most expensive coffee products worldwide. Fazenda Santa Ines Farm still grows coffee using traditional methods, without any automated processes involved. The coffee has a very original taste, and when asked about its flavor, people say it easily evokes the sweetness of berries and caramel.

Panama Hacienda La Esmeralda Coffee - $104 per pound

The coffee from Hacienda La Esmeralda is quite famous, especially in Panama's Boquete region. People from around the world love this coffee for its unique flavor that warms both your heart and stomach—it's primarily grown in the shade of old guava trees. If you want to try Hacienda La Esmeralda coffee, be prepared to pay at least $104 per pound.

St. Helena Coffee - $79 per pound

St. Helena Island, located about 1,200 kilometers from the African coast, is where you'll find the cultivation and planting of St. Helena Coffee. Napoleon Bonaparte once planted his own coffee on St. Helena Island. If you can afford St. Helena Island coffee at $79 per pound, you should try its unique flavor.

Kopi Luwak (Indonesia) - $160 per pound

Kopi Luwak, often also known as civet coffee, ranks first on this list of the world's ten most expensive coffees. This is not only due to its extremely expensive price but also because of its considerable rarity. It is extracted from the feces of the Asian palm civet after processing. The civet eats ripe coffee cherries, which pass through its digestive system and are excreted. Due to the fermentation that occurs in the stomach, the resulting coffee has a distinctive flavor that makes it highly sought after in the international market. This extremely expensive coffee costs $160 per pound. In the United States, you'll find that almost every coffee shop sells Kopi Luwak.

The ten coffees mentioned above can be considered the world's top ten premium coffee varieties. You may not have tried them all, but you should at least know about them! Learn more about them to expand your knowledge.

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