May 23, 2022: Now you can drink gold. You can wake up to a refreshing cup of tea made of gold.

An entrepreneur and a tea professional from Assam, Ranjit Baruah has launched tea made of edible pure gold flakes which costs Rs 2.5 lakh per kg.

Swarna Panam, the golden drink, is a tea that promises pure indulgence. A specially-crafted tea blend that contains fine petals of 24 carat edible gold and a rare Assam Black tea with honey notes is made from the finest tender leaves of the best tea clones handcrafted to perfection.

The rare Assam orthodox honey tea is handcrafted by a master tea maker from Upper Assam who has created a name in the field of speciality tea and created a sensation in Europe by selling his tea for an astronomical price. Made from the finest tender tea leaves from the best tea clones, this special orthodox tea is withered in a traditional method and hand rolled in cloth.

The tea imbibes notes of jaggery and cocoa flavour with dominant honey character, leaving a sweet after taste. Swarna Panam is an exotic combination of rare tea and precious edible gold.

Swarna Panam, which is India’s only golden tea with 24 carat gold, was launched by a tea start-up, Aromica Tea, on May 21, which marks International Tea Day. Swarna Panam tea comes in a ceramic white gold jar of 100 grams, a glass diffuser pot, a double walled glass cup and a bronze spoon, packed in a black box. The box is priced at Rs 25,000.