Nahorchukbari Golden Pearl 
Key Highlights
- Nahorchukbari Golden Pearl, a special handcrafted tea from Assam’s Dibrugarh district was sold at a record Rs 99,999 per kilogram
- The tea is handcrafted to bring to the tea connoisseur a delicate and floral character of select Assam clones
- The Assam Tea Traders have made the purchase of premium tea
Guwahati: The Assam Golden Pearl tea has been sold for almost Rs 1 lakh a kilogram at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on February 14. Nahorchukbari Golden Pearl, a special handcrafted tea from Assam’s Dibrugarh district was sold at a record Rs 99,999 per kilogram.
The tea is handcrafted to bring to the tea connoisseur a delicate and floral character of select Assam clones.
The speciality tea was sold at the GTAC by Parcon (India) Pvt. Ltd. The Assam Tea Traders have made the purchase of premium tea.
In December last year, “Manohari Gold” was sold at an all-time high record price of Rs 99,999 per keg at the GTAC. The Manohari Tea Estate of Dibrugarh fetched the same price.
The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) is one of the busiest tea trading facilities in the world. It is located in Guwahati and its primary commodity under the hammer is Assam tea. It was established in 1970. It has seen the largest volume of CTC tea auctions in the world.
The state of Assam is the world’s largest tea-growing region by production, lying on either side of the Brahmaputra River, and bordering Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and very close to China. This part of India experiences high rainfall; during the monsoon period, as much as 250 mm to 300 mm (10 to 12 in) of rain per day. The daytime temperature rises to about 36 °C (96.8 °F), creating greenhouse-like conditions of extreme humidity and heat. This tropical climate contributes to Assam’s unique malty taste, a feature for which this tea is well known.