<p class="title">A rare variety of tea from Upper Assam's Dikom Tea Estate set a new record on Tuesday as it was auctioned for Rs 75,000 per kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC), an official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tea, 'Golden Butterfly', was purchased by city-based Assam Tea Traders, GTAC Buyers Association Secretary Dinesh Bihani said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the tea sector, this auction centre has created an image of a place where records are meant to be broken and history is meant to be re-written", Bihani said adding that this "exceptionally rare and special tea" was sold through J Thomas and Company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The GTAC is emerging as a centre for showcasing high-priced Assam speciality tea, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centre is providing an opportunity to sellers who want to sell their tea at remunerative prices, Bihani said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An exotic tea is judged by its aroma, taste and colour and this tea is characterised by extremely mellow and sweet caramel flavour, Assam Tea Traders' owner L K Jalan said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Recently, GTAC witnessed two big records last month, when the orthodox variety 'Maijan Golden Tips' fetched a price of Rs 70,501 per kg and one kilogram of Manohari Gold, another speciality orthodox tea variety, was sold at Rs 50,000. </p>
<p class="title">A rare variety of tea from Upper Assam's Dikom Tea Estate set a new record on Tuesday as it was auctioned for Rs 75,000 per kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC), an official said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The tea, 'Golden Butterfly', was purchased by city-based Assam Tea Traders, GTAC Buyers Association Secretary Dinesh Bihani said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"In the tea sector, this auction centre has created an image of a place where records are meant to be broken and history is meant to be re-written", Bihani said adding that this "exceptionally rare and special tea" was sold through J Thomas and Company.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The GTAC is emerging as a centre for showcasing high-priced Assam speciality tea, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The centre is providing an opportunity to sellers who want to sell their tea at remunerative prices, Bihani said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An exotic tea is judged by its aroma, taste and colour and this tea is characterised by extremely mellow and sweet caramel flavour, Assam Tea Traders' owner L K Jalan said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Recently, GTAC witnessed two big records last month, when the orthodox variety 'Maijan Golden Tips' fetched a price of Rs 70,501 per kg and one kilogram of Manohari Gold, another speciality orthodox tea variety, was sold at Rs 50,000. </p>