Rare Assam tea sold for Rs 1 lakh per kg

Guwahati, Jun 20 (PTI) Pabhojan Gold Tea, a rare variety of organic tea from Assam’s Golaghat district, was sold at an auction center in Jorhat on Monday at Rs 1 lakh per kg, the highest this year.

An official of the Jorhat Tea Auction Center (JTAC) said that the tea sold by Pabhojan Organic Tea Estate was bought by Assam-based tea brand Essa Tea.

Pahojan Gold Tea is a tasty yet bright yellow drink and is made by plucking the top leaves of a second batch of tea from the tea gardens. These leaves later turn golden in color and the drink acquires a rich color.

Bijit Sarma, CEO, Essa Tea said that this variety of tea will help them in providing one of the finest tea blends of Assam to their customers.

This tea variety is rare and “for tea connoisseurs, it is a different experience in this one cup. Our customers are spread across the globe and will understand the taste and value of this variety. We are glad that we have been able to continue our mission of providing them with the taste of real Assam tea.”

Rakhi Dutta Saikia, owner of Pabhojan Organic Tea Estate, said, “We have produced only one kg of this rare variety of tea and are delighted with the new record-breaking price we have received for it which has created history. The price it fetched is something that will help the Assam tea industry regain its lost fame.