28Aug,2023
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Price: Up to $1.2 million per kg Why So Expensive: Grown from ancient tea trees in the Wuyi Mountains; only a few
Price: ~$70,000 per kg Why So Expensive: Fertilized using panda dung. Claimed to be rich in nutrients due to pandas' bamboo diet.
Price: ~$15,000 per tea bag Why So Expensive: Created as a promotional item. Contains Silver Tips Imperial Tea and is studded with 280 diamonds.
Price: ~$6,500 per kg Why So Expensive: Aged oolong tea from the 1960s. Rare and highly valued by collectors.
Price: Up to $650 per kg Why So Expensive: Shaded before harvest to increase chlorophyll and umami. One of Japan’s finest green teas.
Price: ~$3,000 per kg Why So Expensive: Harvested with golden scissors and painted with 24-karat gold flakes. Sold exclusively by TWG Tea.
Price: ~$400–$1,200 per kg Why So Expensive: Hand-plucked at moonlight from the Makaibari estate in Darjeeling. Rare and aromatic.