Luwak Coffee, The Most Expensive Coffee

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Luwak Coffee. Have you ever heard of Luwak(civet)coffee? for a coffee drinkers, would never know it. Civet coffee is coffee products that come from Indonesia. And now becoming known in many countries. as reported on kopiluwak.org, Kopi luwak coffee comes from the Indonesian Island of Java and Sumatra, an area well known for its excellent coffee. Also native to the area is a small civet-like animal called a Paradoxurus. That's the scientific name, the locals call them luwaks. These little mammals live in the trees and one of their favorite foods is the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherries , bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's 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.

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One must wonder about the circumstances that brought about the first cup of Kopi Luwak coffee. Who would think to (or even want to) collect and roast beans out of animal feces? Perhaps a native figured it was easier to collect the beans from the ground this way, rather than having to work harder and pick them from the trees? We'll likely never know. But because of the strange method of collecting, there isn't much Kopi Luwak produced in the world. The resulting coffee is said to be like no other. It has rich, heavy flavor with hints of caramel or chocolate. Other terms used to describe it are earthy, musty and exotic. The body is almost syrupy and it's very smooth.

According to testimony several people, civet coffee has a flavor that is different from regular coffee. Many people like it because it does not cause a feeling of fullness and nausea if excessive drinking. And of course in Indonesia is still a debate over its feasibility, because the coffee bean is processed from civet Intestinal. but the wonder is this coffee had a high appreciation in the West. read also caffeine in coffee is healthy foods
 

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