'World's No. 1' coffee to be offered in Japan

MITO, Japan - This Nov. 25, 2009 photo shows Panama's Esmeralda Especial coffee beans, said to be the world's most expensive coffee, which Japanese cafe chain operator Saza Coffee Co., based in Ibaraki Prefecture, plans to offer for 1,200 yen per cup starting Dec. 2. Saza, which has paid $117.50 per pound for the coffee, 100 times the cost of average coffee beans, became the first company in Japan to buy the high-quality beans through an auction.

• Product Code
• ILEA001139056

• Registered date
• 2009/11/25 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2009 Kyodo News

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• 1889 × 1136 pixel

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• 240 dpi

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