Kopi Luwak The Fascinating Story Behind The World Most Exotic Civet Coffee

Discover the fascinating story behind Kopi Luwak, the world most exotic civet coffee known for its unique flavor and rare production process.

Immediately I came across this post on facebook “One of the most expensive and sought after Coffees in the world is called "Kopi luwak" or Civet Coffee. It's made from Coffee Cherries literally shit out by an Asian Civet. The digestion process causes the beans to ferment making them an extraordinary quality. Now you know...!”, curiosity began walking through my mind. And here I google it and behold what I saw at Wikipedia amazed me.

Kopi luwak The Civet Coffee Of Life

The luak, that's a small catlike animal, gorges after dark on the most ripe, the best of our crop. It digests the fruit and expels the beans, which our farm people collect, wash, and roast, a real delicacy. Something about the natural fermentation that occurs in the luak's stomach seems to make the difference. For Javanese, this is the best of all coffees—our Kopi luak.

— Doyo Soeyono Kertosastro, Indonesian Coffee Farmer, March 1981

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