The famed and rare Manohari gold tea, cultivated in an estate in eastern Assam’s Dibrugarh district, recently broke all records, fetching Rs 1.15 lakh per kilogramme at a private auction. RK Tea Sales purchased the handcrafted tea for its clients Cafe Nilofer in Hyderabad and other locations. Manohari gold tea is made from P-126, the best tea clones, and the leaves are gathered early in the morning (between 4 and 6 a.m.) to avoid the sun from affecting its particular scent and flavour, according to Rajan Lohia, director of Manohari Tea Estate. He claimed the tea is picked around the second flush (early summer).
The Manohari gold reached a record in December 2021, earning Rs 99,999 per kilogramme at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre. “However, due to the Tea Board of India’s auction price restriction of Rs 1 lakh in government-run auctions, we were forced to sell it through a private e-auction, Tea Inntech this time. It is really encouraging to see that this potentially shatter all prior tea price records in the business “Lohia stated.
“It has the appearance of 24 carat gold and is a healthful beverage. It is high in antioxidants and nutrients, which have tremendous effects on the body and provide several additional advantages “He stated.
Assam is the world’s biggest tea growing area, with over 850 major tea estates, and accounts for more than 52% of total tea output in the country. However, price stagnation since 2014, severe weather circumstances, and an increase in manufacturing costs have plunged industry participants into a crisis. This has encouraged several estates to make speciality tea in order to garner higher prices, cater to higher-end clients, and brand themselves.
Manohari gold tea is made from P-126, the best tea clones, and the leaves are gathered early in the morning (between 4 and 6 a.m.) to avoid the sun from affecting its particular scent and flavour, according to Rajan Lohia, director of Manohari Tea Estate.
Manohari Gold tea is a unique tea produced once a year from delicate shoots of the second flush. In an auction, an unique Assamese tea named Manohari Gold, produced in Monohari Tea Estate, earned a stunning Rs 1.15 lakh per kilogramme.
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