Everything that must be in the most gourmet pantry

Delicatessen, gastronomic rarities and valued ingredients that cannot be missing in the most exclusive shopping basket of the season.

White truffle, jewel of autumn

If there is something worthwhile this time of year is because of the Piedmont white truffle. The price for 100 grams of this precious mushroom varies between seasons and throughout them, with peaks of up to € 600. To get it there are two options: travel to Italy or receive it fresh at home thanks to Tartuflanghe. The largest and most expensive specimens arrive in a chest at the height of this treasure.

Price: Between € 250 and € 600 / 100gr

Saffron: The Spanish red gold

El saffron it is another typically autumnal luxury. More in Castilla-La Mancha, where the one that is considered the best in the market comes from. Its price, which ranges between € 5 and € 14 per gram, is at the height of its fame and its complicated process of obtaining. Karkom, a reference brand of La Mancha crocuses PDO, markets the precious threads in various formats and prices.

Price: € 150/25 gr.

Marqués de Riscal: an architectural Rioja

From our own vineyards with more than 80 years old, with a manual work of selection of the grains and 30 months of aging in French oak barrels, this wine it is perfect for giving or pairing a very special menu.

Price: € 299,50 / box 75cl

Manchado de Jabugo: the most ‘summum’ Iberian

It is nothing less than the most valuable ham in the world. East quality acorn cigar «summum» It is made from Iberian pigs of an exclusive native lineage. It is ecologically produced and super limited edition. So much so that there is a waiting list before the first pieces of this year go on the market, predictably at Christmas.

Price: 4.100 €

Geisha Cafe: Breakfast with Diamonds

Hacienda La Esmeralda annually auction the best batches of the Geisha harvest, the top coffee variety on which it focuses its production. At times prices have reached € 540 per pound. On its website you can buy some “deluxe” chests with fifteen samples of the lots auctioned each year. You just have to choose between the toasted and green varieties.

Price: € 425 / box of fifteen coffee samples.

Arbequina & Plankton: the oil of the future that tastes of the sea

It is a novelty of the gourmet market. An EVOO infused with marine phytoplankton that bears the signature of Canena Castle, a Spanish brand of reference in the world of olive oil, and of the chef 3 Michelin stars Angel León. A unique product that mixes tradition with innovation, since phytoplankton has just been recognized as a new food by the European Union.

Price: 48 €/250 ml.

Da Hong Pao tea: Chinese nobility

On the rare occasions when it has been auctioned, the Da Hong Pao original (that is, from first generation trees) has reached record numbers. That’s more than 18.000 € per 20 grams.

The truth is that this oolong tea from the Wuji Mountains can be purchased for more affordable figures in specialized stores. The Chinese Tea Company Tenfu sells 150 grams for about 500 € and ships to Europe.

Price: € 491/150 gr.

To’ak: chocolates «limited edition»

En To’ak They use the rarest and oldest variety of cocoa on the planet, the Nacional, to make very limited edition chocolates (about one hundred copies). His aspiration is bring chocolate to the same gastronomic level than a great wine or a vintage whiskey. Its most expensive tablet, inspired by the work of Ecuadorian artist Oswaldo Guayasamín, has a six-month waiting list.

Price: € 631/50 gr.

Almas: the caviar that trades more than gold

Wear an unprecedented Golden colour and comes only from albino beluga sturgeons. The caviar Souls is one of the most exclusive delicacies that exist: its price reaches the € 38.000 per kilo. It is not strange then that the brand Caspian Monarch, which lands this fall at Harrods, reveal that your regular buyers are political leaders, celebrities and businessmen.

Price: € 1.900 / 50 gr

Manuka: the most exclusive honey in the world

The properties of manuka honey they are measured based on parameters that generally refer to methylglyoxal or MGO, which makes this honey a natural antibacterial and antioxidant. The higher its concentration, the more precious the honey. The New Zealand brand The True Honey Co. has just launched a limited edition with an index of 1.700+ MGO. An unprecedented fact that enhances the exclusivity of this sweet product.

Price: € 1.565/230 gr.