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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Dubai launches coffee that costs $1,000 a cup

Barista Serkan Sagsoz of Julith Coffee prepares Nido 7FC Panama coffee in his cafe in Dubai - (AFP via Getty)

A Dubai café is offering a rare coffee that may claim the title of the world’s priciest cup, selling for 3,600 dirhams or about $980.

What sets this brew apart is the Nido 7 variety of Geisha beans, a rare and premium strain grown on the volcanic slopes of Mount Barú in western Panama. Cultivated in tiny micro-lots, each harvest yields only a few kilograms of beans.

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