Kopi Luwak coffee comes from the Indonesian island of Sumatra, very well known for its excellent coffee. Civets are also natives of the area, although locals refer them as luwaks. These little animals love eating ripe coffee cherry. While the beans are in the Civets stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee, but sold for over $300 for a pound of coffee.
What are the ‘justifications’ for it’s pricey price tag?
The resulting coffee is said to be very exotic. It has a rich, heavy flavor with hints of Caramel or Chocolate and the body is said to be syrupy and very smooth.
So, does it still justify the Price Tag?
Most people would definitely not be willing to pay $300 for a pound of animal facets (or so they would like to call it) and I seem to be one of them. The coffee is not worth the money and definitely not worth the experience of ‘enjoying’ such an unusual and rare delicacy. But because of the strange method of collecting, there isn’t much Kopi Luwak produced in the world. THANK GOD FOR THAT.
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