Kopi Luwak, grown in Indonesia, is the world's rarest and most expensive coffee. The beans, once passed through the civet's digestive system, are separated from the faeces and processed before being sent to coffee fanatics all over the world. Weighing in at about $400 per kg, it has also spawned an entire industry in counterfeit coffee. It's hard to get hold of. There are lots of people selling it, but most of it is not authentic.
Hundreds of company online offer "authentication certificates" and guarantees but with only about 230kg being produced in Indonesia each year, most are not worth the paper they are written on, Mr Merlo said. At a premium price, the beans will be roasted "very carefully" and in small batches.
-HOW THE BEANS ARE HARVESTED
Enzymes in the civet's stomach that ferment the bean are said to be responsible for a unique flavour that has coffee fanatics worldwide willing to shell out big bucks
Civets known in Indonesia as luwak, are a cat-sized mammal found in South-East Asia, south India and southern China. They feed on the red coffee cherries. The bean within the cherry passes through their digestive system intact. Still inside the protective membrane, the faeces are collected and the beans separated, washed and eventually roasted. As well as being drunk as a hot beverage, the beans are used in a Danish beer known as Weasel Stout. The civet also contributes to the beauty industry. It's perineal glands produce a fluid known as civet one used in the making of perfume, although increasingly, a synthetic substitute is used.
If you have a chance to eat, give it a shot~!!!
Yes, I think I've had a familiar ring about that coffee, too. I like coffee. So, I often go to the cafe. But, I never seen of the cafe(cafe which sells the coffe). I will try the coffee:)
ReplyDeleteHmmm....I don't know. Does this coffee really taste different than beans that do not come out in the shit of animals? I wonder if anyone has ever done a blind taste test.
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