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Dubai Café Unveils $1,000 Coffee After $600,000 Bean Auction

The price is driven by a 20-kg lot of rare Nido 7 Geisha beans from Panama that Julith says will yield about 400 cups.

Overview

  • Julith Café in Dubai is serving cups priced at about 3,600 dirhams ($980–$1,000), described by outlets as the world’s most expensive coffee.
  • The café says it paid roughly 2.2 million dirhams (about $600,000) for 20 kg of Nido 7 Geisha beans in a competitive Panama auction.
  • Julith plans to brew about 400 cups from the lot and will keep the beans exclusive, with a portion reserved for Dubai’s ruling family.
  • The price per cup surpasses the 2,500-dirham Guinness-cited record set in September, with record listings expected to need updating.
  • Co-founder Serkan Sagsoz touts floral and citrus tasting notes and says Dubai is the right market for the ultra-premium offering.