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10 Most expensive Coffee in the world

Coffee is a popular beverage enjoyed daily across the globe. Its popularity increases with each passing day, due to coffee chains such as Starbucks. The early 1900s ban on alcohol helped increase coffee’s popularity.

Caffeine has a nice aroma that stimulates the mind. Drinking coffee also helps stimulate the senses and the mind. Coffee shops are also a popular setting for couples, singles, and professionals and serve as a good social setting.

Today, people are willing to wait in line for their daily cup of coffee. Globally, some people are willing to pay a considerable amount for the beverage. The beverage can be a luxury due to the ingredients in the coffee which gives it an astronomical price.

Below is a list of the ten most expensive coffees in the world.

1. The Hawaiian Kona Coffee is not readily available and can sometimes be a blend

Coffee fruits at Kona Coffee Living History Farm. Photo by Ekrem Canli/

Hawaiian Kona Coffee has a unique taste and a fantastic flavor. This coffee is made from a variety of beans that is not very common. It costs about USD 34 per pound.

The Hawaiian Kona Coffee is not readily available. This means suppliers will sometimes use a blend to make this coffee.

The blend will comprise Kona coffee at 10 percent and a cheaper variety of coffee at 90 percent. To get the real taste of Hawaiian Kona Coffee, consume the variety that is 100 percent Kona coffee.

2. Los Planes Coffee has a Refreshing Taste

Coffee Processing in Ahuachapan, El Salvador. Photo by The Cockroach/

Finca Los Planes coffee is cultivated by the family of Sergio Ticas Reyes. It is cultivated on a farm in El Salvador. The coffee won second place and sixth place respectfully in the Cup of Excellence award.

Los Planes Coffee has a refreshing taste and costs USD 40 per pound. This coffee has several flavors. The popular flavors are tangerine with caramel and brown sugar threads.

3. Starbucks Quadriginoctuple Frap is the most expensive coffee at Starbucks

Starbucks mug with coffee. Photo by Anton Ponomarenko on

At about USD 47 per cup, this is the most expensive coffee at Starbucks. The coffee is produced in limited quantities hence the high price. Starbucks Quadriginoctuple Frap comprises a variety of flavored ingredients.

The ingredients include caramel ice cream, caramel blues top, and 48 mocha frappuccino with vanilla chips. Additional ingredients include strawberry, pizza powder, soybean mocha mattress, two bananas, and protein powder. This beverage is said to leave you stimulated and energized and is thus worth the price.

4. Production of Fazenda Santa Ines Dates back more than A Century

Fazenda Santa Ines is cultivated in Brazil near the Mantiquera mountains base. Cultivation of this coffee has been going on for more than a century.

Fazenda Santa Ines coffee costs USD 50 per pound and is consumed by many people around the globe. It has a sweet and fruity flavor due to the different fantastic fruit ingredients it’s made of.

5. Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is a popular brand in Japan

A packet of Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee. Photo by Jamaica Coffee/

As the name implies, this coffee is produced in the Jamaican Blue mountains. It is cultivated at a height of approximately 5,000 feet. This region has an abundant supply of water due to the heavy rainfall in the area.

Picking and processing of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee are carried out in this area. The coffee is then shipped off to other areas. This coffee is not bitter and has a uniquely mild taste. The Japanese are the largest importers of this coffee.

6. Saint Helena Coffee is Cultivated in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Painting of Napoléon in Sainte-Hélène circa 1820. Photo by Francois Joseph Sandmann/

Saint Helena Coffee is cultivated on Saint Helena Island. The Island is located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean approximately 1,200 miles from Africa’s west coast.

This coffee was cultivated by the great Napoleon Bonaparte who loved the beverage. The coffee costs USD 79 a pound. The high price tag is due to the transportation cost. The coffee’s quality is high and it has a fragrant caramel flavor with hints of citrus.

7. Kopi Luwak is also known as Civet Coffee due to its Production Process

Civet kept caged for kopi luwak production. Photo by Surtr/

Indonesia’s Asian palm civets make Kopi Luwak which costs USD 160 a pound. The coffee cherries are consumed by these animals. During the digestion process, the cherries ferment and are passed out of the body.

The fecal matter from these animals contains the coffee beans which are collected and processed. During digestion, the civets secrete enzymes that give the coffee a distinctive and delicious taste. Kopi luwak coffee thus also goes by the name civet coffee.

8. Hacienda La Esmeralda is an Award Winning Brand of Coffee

Over the years Hacienda La Esmeralda has won several first-place awards in global coffee contests. This coffee is cultivated in the shade of guava trees on the sides of Mount Baru in Panama.

During a recent coffee auction, this coffee was sold for USD 350.25 a pound. Its exclusivity is due to its rich flavor and exceptional taste sought after by many connoisseurs.

9. The Finca El Injerto Coffee is Made from Rare Beans

The rich, small, rare coffee beans are what make Finca El Injerto Coffee bear its high price tag. The grains are washed in a single channel and broken twice. This helps improve the grain’s quality.

Finca El Injerto Coffee costs USD 500 a pound. Regardless of price, this coffee is widely favored by coffee enthusiasts around the world.

10. Black Ivory Coffee is Extremely Rare Hence the High Price Tag

Black Ivory Coffee beans, in the process of making the coffee. Photo by Blake Dinkin/

Black Ivory Coffee is made by Thailand’s Black Ivory Coffee Company. The coffee is created from Arabica beans. This coffee’s production process is similar to that of civet coffee.

The Arabica coffee beans are consumed by elephants. During the digestion process, the elephant’s stomach acid breaks down the proteins in the beans. This process helps create a uniquely robust flavor.

Only a small amount of coffee is produced at any given time. This makes the coffee rare and expensive. The cost of Black Ivory Coffee is USD 500 per pound. It is the most expensive coffee in the world and costs about USD 50 per cup.