Cafe in Dubai offers the world’s most expensive coffee at $980 a cup: “It’s like honey”
A cafe in Dubai has introduced the world’s most expensive coffee, priced at nearly $1,000 a cup. The coffee is brewed from premium Panamanian beans, adding to the emirate’s reputation for extravagance and luxury.
Dubai, known for its opulent ventures like indoor ski areas, the world’s tallest building, and artificial islands with five-star hotels, is now home to Julith cafe, offering this exclusive and pricey coffee.
Serkan Sagsoz, the co-founder of Julith cafe, announced the arrival of the highly anticipated coffee in a Facebook video, stating, “The world’s most celebrated and highest graded coffee of all time has arrived at Julith.”
Situated in a bustling industrial neighborhood popular among coffee enthusiasts, Julith is set to serve approximately 400 cups of this extraordinary brew starting this weekend, according to Sagsoz.
Priced at 3,600 dirhams (around $980), this unique coffee offers a delicate blend of floral and fruity flavors, evoking a tea-like experience.
Sagsoz described the coffee as having white floral notes like jasmine, citrus flavors of orange and bergamot, and hints of apricot and peach, creating a sweet and honey-like taste profile.
Dubai recently set a Guinness World Record for the most expensive cup of coffee, priced at 2,500 dirhams. The new record of 3,600 dirhams for Julith’s coffee has surprised some, but residents view it as a standard part of Dubai’s luxurious lifestyle.
Julith cafe acquired the beans at an auction in Panama, paying a record price for coffee. The beans, known as “Nido 7 Geisha,” were sold for approximately 2.2 million dirhams, attracting interest from Asian buyers, Emirati coffee enthusiasts, and collectors.
Despite the demand, Julith cafe has no plans to share its prized beans, except for a small quantity reserved for Dubai’s ruling family.
Coffee Prices Surge in the U.S.
As the cost of roasted coffee in the U.S. has increased by 18.9%, reaching a record high of $9.14 per pound, several factors are driving this surge. Volatile weather conditions in major coffee-producing countries like Brazil and Colombia, along with American tariffs on foreign imports, have impacted domestic coffee prices.
The U.S. imported about 80% of its unroasted beans from Latin America in 2023, with Hawaii and Puerto Rico being the only U.S. regions producing coffee. New tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on key coffee producers, including Brazil, have led to supply chain disruptions and price hikes.
The International Coffee Organization cited uncertainty around coffee tariffs as a factor affecting supply in the U.S., highlighting the country’s reliance on imported coffee due to the inability to produce it on a large scale domestically.
