A rare variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for Rs. 70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC).
Orthodox Golden Tips, from the Maijan tea estate, smashed the record set by another specialty tea-the Manohari Gold-that was sold for Rs. 50,000 at the same auction.
The specialty tea comes from the Maijan garden in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.
The garden is owned by the Assam Company India, the oldest tea company in the world.