The World’s Most Expensive Tea's

1. Da-Hong Pao Tea: $1.2 million per 1,000 grams

Da-Hong Pao, the most expensive tea in the world, is a type of Chinese Wuyi Oolong tea.It is said that the mother of a Ming Dynasty emperor was cured of an illness by a certain tea, and that emperor sent great red robes to clothe the four bushes from which that tea originated. Three of these original bushes, growing on a rock on Mount Wuyi and reportedly dates back to the Song Dynasty, still survive today and are highly venerated.They are extremely well maintained and treated as a national treasure by the Chinese government and offered as national gift to dignitaries.Da-Hong Pao can hardly be found for sale, and remains a well-kept secret.



2. PG Tips Diamond Tea Bag: $15,000 Per Tea Bag

The diamond teabag is made by Boodles jewelers to celebrate PG Tips 75th birthday.The tea bag was hand-crafted using 280 diamonds, and are filled with Silver Tips Imperial Tea from Makibari Estate, the most expensive Darjeeling tea in the world.The tea bags were used to raise money for a charity in Manchester, England.

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3. Panda Dung Tea: $70,000 per 1,000 grams

Panda dung tea is a type of tea cultivated in the mountains of Ya'an, Sichuan and fertilized by the dung of pandas.Pandas exclusively eat wild bamboo, but they only absorb around 30% of its nutrients, meaning that the rest of 70% is eliminated through their excrement. These dungs are used to fertilize the tea trees.



4. Vintage Narcissus Wuyi Oolong Tea: $6,500 per 1,000 grams

Narcissus Oolong is one of the most exquisite Chinese teas.The leaves are harvested on Mount Wuyi in the Fujian Province.The Tea is named after the Greek myth of Narcissus.



5. Tieguanyin Tea: $3,000 per 1,000 grams

Tieguanyin Tea is a premium variety of Chinese oolong tea originated in the 19th century in Anxi in Fujian province. Tieguanyin produced in different areas of Anxi have different gastronomic characteristics.The tea is named after the Chinese Goddess of Mercy Guanyin.The processing of Tieguanyin tea is complex and requires expertise. Even if the tea leaf is of high raw quality, and is plucked at the ideal time, if it is not processed correctly its true character will not be shown. This is why the method of processing Tieguanyin Tea was kept a secret.