Kopi Luwak | The Coffee Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia File:Palmcivet.jpg Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, and also in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera and kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Contents [ show ] History In early 18th century The Dutch established the cash-crop plantations in their colony in Dutch East Indies islands of Java and Sumatra, including Arabica coffee introduced from Yemen. During the era of Cultuurstelsel (1830—1870), the Dutch prohibited the native farmers and native plantation workers to pick coffee fruits for their own use. Yet the native farmers desired to have a taste of the famed coffee beverage. Soon the natives learned that certain species of musang or luwak (Asian Palm Civet) consumed these coffee fruits, yet they left the coffee seeds undigested in their droppings.

The natives collect these Luwak's dropping coffee seeds; clean, roast and grind it to make coffee beverage. The fame of aromatic civet coffee spread from locals to Dutch plantation owners and soon become their favorites, yet because of its rarity and unusual process, the civet coffee was expensive even in colonial times. Production Kopi is the Indonesian word for coffee. Luwak is a local name of the Asian palm civet in Sumatra and Johor, Malaysia. Palm civets are primarily frugivorous, feeding on berries and pulpy fruits such as from fig trees and palms. Civets also eat small vertebrates, insects, ripe fruits and seeds. Early production began when beans were gathered in the wild from where a civet would defecate as a means to mark its territory. On farms, civets are either caged or allowed to roam within defined boundaries. Coffee cherries are eaten by a civet for their fruit pulp. After spending about a day and a half in the civet's digestive tract the beans are then defecated in clumps, having kept their shape and still covered with some of the fleshy berry's inner layers.

They are gathered, thoroughly washed, sun dried and given only a light roast so as to keep the many intertwined flavors and lack of bitterness yielded inside the civet. Raw Beans Blends Kopi luwak is a name for many specific cultivars and blends of arabica, robusta, liberica, excelsa or other beans eaten by civets, hence the taste can vary greatly. Nonetheless, kopi luwak coffees have a shared aroma profile and flavor characteristics, along with their lack of bitterness. Kopi luwak tastes unlike heavy roasted coffees, since roasting levels range only from cinnamon color to medium, with little or no caramelization of sugars within the beans as happens with heavy roasting. Moreover, kopi luwaks which have very smooth profiles are most often given a lighter roast. Iced kopi luwak brews may bring out some flavors not found in other coffees. Sumatra, Indonesa is the world's largest regional producer of kopi lowak. Sumatran civet coffee beans are mostly an early arabica variety cultivated in the Indonesian archipelago since the seventeenth century.

Tagalog cafe alamid (or alamid cafe) comes from civets fed on a mixture of coffee beans and is sold in the Batangas region along with gift shops near airports in the Philippines. Price Kopi luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between US $100 and $600 per pound. The Kopi luwak is sold by weight mainly in Japan and the United States and served in Southeast Asian coffeehouses by the cup. Sources vary widely as to annual worldwide production. thumb|300px|right|KOPI LUWAK Only at Harvests of the World you can find this coffee at the cheapest price in the internet or in the world $190.00 USD a Pound so visit for your civet poop coffee Wikipedia:Kopi Luwak – Luwak Cafe From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Kopi luwak ( Malay pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ] ), or civet coffee, is the world’s most expensive and low-production coffee .

It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract . [1] A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids . Passing through a civet’s intestines the beans are then defecated , keeping their shape. After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness, widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world. Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra , Java , Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, and also in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera and kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its name cà phê Chồn in Vietnam , where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced.

History The origin of Kopi Luwak is closely connected with the history of Coffee production in Indonesia . In early 18th century The Dutch established the cash-crop plantations in their colony in Dutch East Indies islands of Java and Sumatra, including Arabica coffee introduced from Yemen. During the era of Cultuurstelsel (1830—1870), the Dutch prohibited the native farmers and native plantation workers to pick coffee fruits for their own use. Yet the native farmers desired to have a taste of the famed coffee beverage. Soon the natives learned that certain species of musang or luwak (Asian Palm Civet) consumed these coffee fruits, yet they left the coffee seeds undigested in their droppings. The natives collect these Luwak’s dropping coffee seeds; clean, roast and grind it to make coffee beverage. [2] The fame of aromatic civet coffee spread from locals to Dutch plantation owners and soon become their favourites, yet because of its rarity and unusual process, the civet coffee was expensive even in colonial times. Production Young Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) Kopi is the Indonesian word for coffee.

Luwak is a local name of the Asian palm civet in Sumatra and Johor, Malaysia. Palm civets are primarily frugivorous , feeding on berries and pulpy fruits such as from fig trees and palms . Civets also eat small vertebrates, insects , ripe fruits and seeds. [3] Early production began when beans were gathered in the wild from where a civet would defecate as a means to mark its territory. On farms, civets are either caged or allowed to roam within defined boundaries. [1] Coffee cherries are eaten by a civet for their fruit pulp. After spending about a day and a half in the civet’s digestive tract [4] the beans are then defecated in clumps, having kept their shape and still covered with some of the fleshy berry’s inner layers. They are gathered, thoroughly washed, sun dried and given only a light roast so as to keep the many intertwined flavors and lack of bitterness yielded inside the civet.

Cultivars, blends, and tastes Kopi luwak is a name for many specific cultivars and blends of arabica , robusta , liberica , excelsa or other beans eaten by civets, hence the taste can vary greatly. Nonetheless, kopi luwak coffees have a shared aroma profile and flavor characteristics, along with their lack of bitterness. Coffee critic Chris Rubin has said, “The aroma is rich and strong, and the coffee is incredibly full bodied, almost syrupy. It’s thick with a hint of chocolate, and lingers on the tongue with a long, clean aftertaste.” [4] Kopi luwak tastes unlike heavy roasted coffees, since roasting levels range only from cinnamon color to medium, with little or no caramelization of sugars within the beans as happens with heavy roasting. Moreover, kopi luwaks which have very smooth profiles are most often given a lighter roast. Iced kopi luwak brews may bring out some flavors not found in other coffees. Sumatra is the world’s largest regional producer of kopi lowak.

Sumatran civet coffee beans are mostly an early arabica variety cultivated in the Indonesian archipelago since the seventeenth century. Tagalog cafe alamid (or alamid cafe) comes from civets fed on a mixture of coffee beans and is sold in the Batangas region along with gift shops near airports in the Philippines . Research Defecated luwak coffee berries, East Java Research by food scientist Massimo Marcone at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada showed that the civet’s endogenous digestive secretions seep into the beans. These secretions carry proteolytic enzymes which break down the beans’ proteins, yielding shorter peptides and more free amino acids . Since the flavor of coffee owes much to its proteins, there is a hypothesis that this shift in the numbers and kinds of proteins in beans after being swallowed by civets brings forth their unique flavor. The proteins are also involved in non-enzymatic Maillard browning reactions brought about later by roasting. Moreover, while inside a civet the beans begin to germinate by malting which also lowers their bitterness. [4] [5] [6] At the outset of his research Marcone doubted the safety of kopi luwak.

However, he found that after the thorough washing, levels of harmful organisms were insignificant. Roasting at high temperature has been cited as making the beans safer after washing. [4] Price Kopi luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between US $100 and $600 per pound. [1] The specialty Vietnamese weasel coffee, which is made by collecting coffee beans eaten by wild civets, is sold at $6600 per kilogram ($3000 per pound). [7] Kopi luwak is sold by weight mainly in Japan [ citation needed ] and the United States and served in Southeast Asian coffeehouses by the cup. Sources vary widely as to annual worldwide production. [8] In November 2006 Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms , a small cafe in the hills outside Townsville in Queensland , Australia , put kopi luwak coffee on its menu at AUD 50.00 (US $46.00) a cup, selling about seven cups a week, which gained nationwide Australian and international press.

[9] In April 2008 the brasserie at Peter Jones department store in London ‘s Sloane Square began selling a blend of kopi luwak and Blue Mountain called Caffe Raro for £50 (US $79.00) a cup. [10] . Pecks in downtown Milan sells a small espresso cup for 8 euros. Civet coffee imitation Some types of coffee attempt to imitate the taste of kopi luwak. It is a response to the decrease in civet population, caused by hunting for meat. [11] Kopi luwak production involves a great deal of labor, whether farmed or wild-gathered. The small production quantity and the labor involved in production contribute to the coffee’s high cost. [12] The high price of kopi luwak is another factor that drives the search for a way to produce kopi luwak in large quantities, lowering the cost. A study done by the University of Guelph examined the process in which the animal’s stomach acids and enzymes digest the beans’ covering and ferment the beans themselves.

[13] The University of Florida has reportedly developed a way to recreate how nature produces Kopi Luwak without the involvement of any animals. This technology was licensed to a Gainesville, Florida firm, Coffee Primero which now produces and distributes that product at a price competitive with ordinary quality coffees. [14] [15] [16] Kopi Luwak (Cat Poop Coffee), Made From Asian Palm Civet Poop, Very Expensive Yet High In Demand | The Huffington Post Kopi Luwak (Cat Poop Coffee), Made From Asian Palm Civet Poop, Very Expensive Yet High In Demand 10/17/2012 04:56 pm ET Meredith Bennett-Smith The next time you complain about the cost of that made to order latte, remember the price of cat poop coffee, and stop whining. Cat poop coffee -- or "kopi luwak" as it is pronounced in Indonesian -- is part of a strange new and very expensive craze sweeping through world of caffeine-lovers: coffee beans collected from the dried feces of wild animals.

Civet coffee can set your average coffee drinker back $60 for a mere four ounces of beans , NPR reports. That something like $10 or more a cup. VIDEO: The cat-like animal ingests the coffee cherries needed for this bizarre delicacy, but doesn't digest them. The animal passes the beans through its digestive tract to be picked up by waiting humans. This natural digestive process is what gives civet coffee its supposed purity and smooth taste, according to CNN. Natural enzymes in the mammal's intestines make the beans less acidic. The coffee's high price is actually far reduced, however, from its peak a few years ago. Civet coffee has been around for years, according to Peter Longo, owner of New York City's Porto Rico Importing Co. His company has been serving it since 2008 , but the distinct blend gained notoriety from a New York Times feature in 2010. While some coffee lovers have touted the beans' taste, not all Americans are convinced they're all they are cracked up to be. Tim Carman, a food critic over at The Washington Post, described his sample as harkening back to the bad instant coffee from his college days .

"It tasted just like...Folgers. Stale. Lifeless. Petrified dinosaur droppings steeped in bathtub water. I couldn’t finish it," Carman wrote. Not exactly high praise. Coffee historian Mark Pendergrast told NPR he has a different theory about the blend's popularity. Ultimately, in the world of exclusive luxuries, there's really no accounting for taste. "It's incredibly expensive because it's so rare," Pendergrast said, "not because it's such a wonderful coffee." Then there are the potential ethical dilemmas posed by the coffee's harvesting process. After the New York Times article, demand for the product skyrocketed. This led to a flood of high-priced product that drove down prices and had competing harvesters going to inventive and sometimes dishonest lengths to meet demand. Entrepreneurs eager to cash in began caging the normally wild mammals, a practice that some connoisseurs’ claim leads to beans literally tainted by stress. Other civet farmers are feeding the cats coffee varieties like Robusta, a bean looked at as inferior, according to NPR. This "fetishization" of civet coffee is not entirely unique, of course.

Coffee made from beans picked from elephant dung costs $1,100 a pound. Meanwhile Jacu Bird Coffee from Brazil is made from beans passed through the digestive systems of the indigenous Jacu Bird. Also on HuffPost: Kopi Luwak : definition of Kopi Luwak and synonyms of Kopi Luwak (English) Sumatran kopi luwak farmer shows beans prior to cleaning and roasting, Sumatra , Indonesia Kopi luwak ( Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ] ), or civet coffee, is one of the world's most expensive and low-production varieties of coffee . It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract . [1] A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids . Passing through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated , keeping their shape.

After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness.[ citation needed ] This coffee is widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world with prices reaching $160 per pound. [2] Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra , Java , Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago. It is also produced in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera, kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also produced in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its Vietnamese name cà phê Chồn, where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced. However, Vietnam has 2 farms with 300 wild civets in Dak Lak. The farmers collect the coffee seeds and produce only 300 kg of authentic Vietnamese chon coffee. The civets live in the wild and are fed beef. The processed civet beans are imported to the UK to the farmers' sole UK supplier.

Contents History A cup of Kopi Luwak Gayo, Takengon , Aceh , Indonesia The origin of Kopi Luwak is closely connected with the history of coffee production in Indonesia . In the early 18th century the Dutch established the cash-crop coffee plantations in their colony in the Dutch East Indies islands of Java and Sumatra, including Arabica coffee introduced from Yemen. During the era of Cultuurstelsel (1830—1870), the Dutch prohibited the native farmers and plantation workers from picking coffee fruits for their own use. Still, the native farmers wanted to have a taste of the famed coffee beverage. Soon, the natives learned that certain species of musang or luwak (Asian Palm Civet) consumed the coffee fruits, yet they left the coffee seeds undigested in their droppings. The natives collected these luwaks' coffee seed droppings, then cleaned, roasted and ground them to make their own coffee beverage. [3] The fame of aromatic civet coffee spread from locals to Dutch plantation owners and soon became their favorite, yet because of its rarity and unusual process, the civet coffee was expensive even in colonial times.

Cultivars, blends, and tastes Luwak coffee beans Kopi luwak is a name for many specific cultivars and blends of arabica , robusta , liberica , excelsa or other beans eaten by civets, hence the taste can vary greatly. Nonetheless, kopi luwak coffees have a shared aroma profile and flavor characteristics, along with their lack of bitterness. Kopi luwak has a thick texture, and tastes vary depending on roasting levels. Usually, levels range from cinnamon color to medium, with little or no carmelization of sugars within the beans as happens with heavy roasting. Moreover, kopi luwaks which have very smooth profiles are most often given a lighter roast, though at first taste it can seem a bit strong in flavor. Iced kopi luwak brews may bring out some flavors not found in other coffees. Other berries eaten by civets can give kopi luwak a pungent, sometimes bitter taste, though it varies depending on the diet of the civet. Sumatra is the world's largest regional producer of kopi luwak.

Sumatran civet coffee beans are mostly an early arabica variety cultivated in the Indonesian archipelago since the seventeenth century. The major Sumatran kopi luwak production area is in Lampung , Bengkulu and Aceh especially the Gayo region, Takengon . Tagalog cafe alamid (or alamid cafe) comes from civets fed on a mixture of coffee beans and is sold in the Batangas region along with gift shops near airports in the Philippines . Production An Asian Palm Civet Kopi is the Indonesian word for coffee. Luwak is a local name of the Asian Palm Civet in Sumatra. Palm civets are primarily frugivorous , feeding on berries and pulpy fruits such as figs and palms . Civets also eat small vertebrates, insects, ripe fruits and seeds. [4] Early production began when beans were gathered in the wild from where a civet would defecate as a means to mark its territory. On farms, civets are either caged or allowed to roam within defined boundaries. [1] Coffee cherries are eaten by a civet for their fruit pulp.

After spending about a day and a half in the civet's digestive tract the beans are then defecated in clumps, having kept their shape and still covered with some of the fleshy berry's inner layers. They are gathered, thoroughly washed, sun dried and given only a light roast so as to keep the many intertwined flavors and lack of bitterness yielded inside the civet. Research Defecated luwak coffee berries, East Java Several studies have examined the process in which the animal's stomach acids and enzymes digest the beans' covering and ferment the beans. [5] [6] [7] Research by food scientist Massimo Marcone at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada showed that the civet's endogenous digestive secretions seep into the beans. These secretions carry proteolytic enzymes which break down the beans' proteins, yielding shorter peptides and more free amino acids . Since the flavor of coffee owes much to its proteins, there is a hypothesis that this shift in the numbers and kinds of proteins in beans after being swallowed by civets brings forth their unique flavor. The proteins are also involved in non-enzymatic Maillard browning reactions brought about later by roasting.

Moreover, while inside a civet the beans begin to germinate by malting which also lowers their bitterness. [8] [9] At the outset of his research Marcone doubted the safety of kopi luwak. However, he found that after the thorough washing, levels of harmful organisms were insignificant. Roasting at high temperature has been cited as making the beans safer after washing.[ by whom? ][ citation needed ] Civet coffee imitation Research into the palm civet's digestive processes and the transformation of the beans' proteins has led to the discovery of innovative ways to imitate the taste of kopi luwak without the civet's involvement. It is in response to the decrease in civet population, caused by hunting it for meat. [10] [ improper synthesis? ] Kopi luwak production involves a great deal of labor, whether farmed or wild-gathered. The small production quantity and the labor involved in production contribute to the coffee's high cost. [11] The high price of kopi luwak is another factor that drives the search for a way to produce kopi luwak in large quantities, lowering the cost.

The University of Florida has developed a way to recreate how nature produces Kopi Luwak without the involvement of any animals. This technology has been licensed to a Gainesville Florida firm, Coffee Primero, which now produces and distributes that product at a price competitive with ordinary quality coffees. [7] [12] The Trung Nguyên Coffee Company in Vietnam, through its work in isolating the civet's digestive enzymes, has patented its own synthetic enzyme soak, which is used in its Legendee brand simulated kopi luwak coffee. [6] Price and availability A window display in an upscale coffee shop showing Luwak Coffee in forms of defecated clumps (bottom), pre-roasted beans (left), and post-roasted beans (right). Kopi luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between US$100 and $600 per pound. [1] The specialty Vietnamese weasel coffee, which is made by collecting coffee beans eaten by wild civets, is sold at $6,600 per kilogram ($3,000 per pound). [13] Most customers are in Asia – especially Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.

[14] Sources vary widely as to annual worldwide production. [15] Some specialty coffee shops sell cups of brewed kopi luwak for US$35-$80. [16] [17] References ^ a b c Norimitsu Onishi (18 April 2010). "From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste" . New York Times. . Retrieved 18 April 2010. "Costing hundreds of dollars a pound, these beans are found in the droppings of the civet, a nocturnal, furry, long-tailed catlike animal that prowls Southeast Asia’s coffee-growing lands for the tastiest, ripest coffee cherries. The civet eventually excretes the hard, indigestible innards of the fruit – essentially, incipient coffee beans – though only after they have been fermented in the animal’s stomach acids and enzymes to produce a brew described as smooth, chocolaty and devoid of any bitter aftertaste." How Much Does The Kopi Luwak Coffee Cost ? How Much Does The Kopi Luwak Coffee Cost ?

Kopi Luwak Coffee is produced in Indonesia and, what is most interesting about it is its method of preparation. Coffee beans harvested from the Indonesian plantations are ingested by the mammal called the Asian civet (a mongoose), which subsequently voids them intact. A laborious process follows, of washing and disinfecting, soaking, drying and roasting, resulting in intense coffee, strong flavoured. Kopi Luwak is the rarest coffee in the world, its production is limited to only a few tonnes per year. Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Bali, Java and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago. It is also widely gathered in the forest or produced in the farms in the islands of the Philippines. Kopi Luwak coffee is strong, balanced, with floral savours and subtle notes of caramel. By its nature it is less bitter than regular coffees, being medium roasted in order to keep its acidity intact. In terms of quality this coffee is a “Specialty Grade” and does not contain defects, the grains are chosen individually before packaging.

A Kopi Luwak short espresso costs around 20 €, and a package of 150 grams can exceed 100 €. Are You Crazy About Coffee ? Then Open A Coffee Shop How is the most expensive coffee in the world, Kopi Luwak, being made: 1. Paradoxurus hermaphroditus eats the ripened coffee beans. The animal is nocturnal, so it usually looks for hidden places and sleeps there almost the entire day. 2. After passing through the animal’s digestive system, the coffee is voided without being digested. 3. The animal’s droppings are then thoroughly washed, and then the cleaned beans are roasted. 4. Then, Kopi Luwak beans are crushed. 5. In the end, the most expensive coffee in the world can be enjoyed. Even though Kopi Luwak it is not exactly a variety of coffee, but more a form of processing, it is called one of the most expensive coffees. Its retail price in the world can reach 550 € or $700 per kilogram, following the Black Ivory coffees’ price of 850 € or $1100 per kilogram.

In the Philippines a collector is paid with approximately $20 per kilogram of Kopi Luwak coffee. You can find a cheaper type of kopi luwak coffee, the farmed kopi luwak considered, by connoisseurs, low-graded, and the price starts from $100 per kilogram in the Indonesian supermarkets. You can still consider it expensive if you compare it with a high quality arabica coffee, five times its price. It is very difficult to purchase genuine kopi luwak from wild civets and then to prove it is not fake. For example, there is a local cheap coffee brand named „luwak” that sells its coffee at $3 per kilogram, but they occasionally sell it online under the name of „kopi luwak” at a higher price.

Yogyakarta Luwak Coffee Yogyakarta Luwak Coffee 05 Januari 2017 09:15:36 / Hits : 2236 / Posted by Administrator Yogyakarta Luwak Coffee Kopi luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, selling for between US$100 and $600 per pound in 2010. The specialty Vietnamese weasel coffee, which is made by collecting coffee beans eaten by wild civets, is sold at US$3,000 per kilogram. Sumatran kopi luwak farmer holds civet feces with embedded coffee beans. Sumatra, Indonesia Kopi luwak (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ]), or civet coffee, refers to the seeds of coffee berries once they have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The name is also used for marketing brewed coffee made from the beans. Producers of the coffee beans argue that the process may improve coffee through two mechanisms, selection and digestion.

Selection occurs if the civets choose to eat coffee berries containing better beans. Digestive mechanisms may improve the flavor profile of the coffee beans that have been eaten. The civet eats the berries for the beans’ fleshy pulp, then in the digestive tract, fermentation occurs. The civet’s Protease enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet’sintestines the beans are then defecated with other fecal matter and collected. The traditional method of collecting feces from wild civets has given way to intensive farming methods in which civets in battery cagesystems are force fed the coffee beans. This method of production has raised ethical concerns about the treatment of civets due to "horrific conditions" including isolation, poor diet, small cages and a high mortality rate. A 2013 BBC investigation of intensive civet farming in Sumatra found conditions of animal cruelty. Intensive farming is also criticised by traditional farmers because the civets do not select what they eat, so the beans are of poor quality compared to beans collected from the wild.

According to an officer from theTRAFFIC conservation programme, the trade in civets to make kopi luwak may constitute a significant threat to wild civet populations. Although kopi luwak is a form of processing rather than a variety of coffee, it has been called one of the most expensive coffees in the world with retail prices reaching €550 / US$700 per kilogram,[8] close to the €850 / US$1,100 price of Black Ivory coffee. The price paid to collectors in the Philippines is closer to US$20 per kilogram. The price of farmed (considered low-grade by connoisseurs) kopi luwak in large Indonesian supermarkets is from US$100 per kilogram (five times the price of a high quality local arabica coffee).

Genuine kopi luwak from wild civets is difficult to purchase in Indonesia and proving it is not fake is very difficult - there is little enforcement regarding use of the name "kopi luwak", and there’s even a local cheap coffee brand named "Luwak", which costs under US$3 per kilogram but is occasionally sold online under the guise of real kopi luwak. An investigation by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) Asia found fraud to be rife in the kopi luwak industry, with producers willing to label coffee from caged civets with a "wild sourced" or similar label.[9] A BBC investigation revealed similar findings. Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago. It is also widely gathered in the forest or produced in the farms in the islands of the Philippines (where the product is called kape motit in the Cordillera region, kape alamid in Tagalog areas, and kape melô or kape musang in Mindanao island), and in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku).

Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its Vietnamese name cà phê Chồn, where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced. History The origin of kopi luwak is closely connected with the history of coffee production in Indonesia. In the early 18th century the Dutch established the cash-crop coffee plantations in their colony in the Dutch East Indies islands of Java and Sumatra, including Arabica coffee introduced from Yemen. During the era of Cultuurstelsel (1830—1870), the Dutch prohibited the native farmers and plantation workers from picking coffee fruits for their own use. Still, the native farmers wanted to have a taste of the famed coffee beverage. Soon, the natives learned that certain species of musang or luwak (Asian Palm Civet) consumed the coffee fruits, yet they left the coffee seeds undigested in their droppings.

The natives collected these luwaks’ coffee seed droppings, then cleaned, roasted and ground them to make their own coffee beverage.[10] The fame of aromatic civet coffee spread from locals to Dutch plantation owners and soon became their favourite, yet because of its rarity and unusual process, the civet coffee was expensive even during the colonial era.[citation needed] Taste Few objective assessments of taste are available. Kopi luwak is a name for any beans collected from the excrement of civets, hence the taste may vary with the type and origin of beans ingested, processing subsequent to collection, roasting, ageing and brewing. The ability of the civet to select its berries, and other aspects of the civet’s diet and health (e.g. stress levels) may also influence the processing and hence taste. In the coffee industry, kopi luwak is widely regarded as a gimmick or novelty item. The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) states that there is a "general consensus within the industry ... it just tastes bad". A coffee professional cited in the SCAA article was able to compare the same beans with and without the kopi luwak process using a rigorous coffee cupping evaluation.

He concluded: "it was apparent that Luwak coffee sold for the story, not superior quality...Using the SCAA cupping scale, the Luwak scored two points below the lowest of the other three coffees. It would appear that the Luwak processing diminishes good acidity and flavor and adds smoothness to the body, which is what many people seem to note as a positive to the coffee.” Tim Carman, food writer for the Washington Post reviewed kopi luwak available to US consumers and concluded "It tasted just like...Folgers. Stale. Lifeless. Petrified dinosaur droppings steeped in bathtub water. I couldn’t finish it." Some critics claim more generally that kopi luwak is simply bad coffee, purchased for novelty rather than taste. Massimo Marcone, who performed extensive chemical tests on the beans, was unable to conclude if anything about their properties made them superior for purposes of making coffee. He employed several professional coffee tasters (called "cuppers") in a blind taste test.

While the cuppers were able to distinguish the kopi luwak as distinct from the other samples, they had nothing remarkable to appraise about it other than it was less acidic and had less body, tasting "thin". Marcone remarked "It’s not that people are after that distinct flavor. They are after the rarity of the coffee". Production[edit] Kopi Luwak | Luwak Coffee | Civet Cat Coffee | Civet Coffee | Cat Poop Coffee Type: Speciality / Origin Region: Indonesia - East Java - Kayumas Estate Plantation Flavour: An exceptionally smooth sweet coffee with a rich heavy body and no bitter aftertaste. One master roaster has described the flavour as 'fermented plum and dark chocolate with hints of caramel and hazelnuts'. The History Of Kopi Luwak In the early 19th century the Dutch established coffee plantations in Java and Sumatra, but prohibited the native farmers from collecting the prized beans for their own use. But the farmers soon realised that the Luwaks consumed the coffee berries and left the coffee beans undigested in their droppings. They then collected, cleaned, roasted and ground the coffee beans so that they too could enjoy this precious beverage.

Wild Kopi Luwak or Civet Cat Coffee is often referred to as the world's best coffee "Kopi" is the Indonesian word for coffee and "Luwak" is the local name for the civet like cat. On the Kayumas Estate Plantation in Indonesia lives the Luwak or Palm Civet Cat (Paradoxurus Hermaphroditus). Being partial to picking only the most perfect arabica coffee berries, the luwak with its ultra sensitive sense of smell is able to select only the ripest and sweetest coffee berries for their fleshy pulp and adds them to its diet. As they pass through the digestive system the enzymes which naturally occur in the gut break down the bitter proteins in the bean, and this starts the fermentation process which ultimately gives Kopi Luwak its distinct smooth and syrupy like texture. The undigested coffee berries are sent out as clusters of excrement and these are then collected by the farmers before being thoroughly washed, sun dried and prepared for shipment. Buy with confidence knowing that our Kopi Luwak has been certified 100% pure and authentic, and has been ethically sourced from the Kayumas Estate Plantation where the luwaks roam wild and feed freely.

They not only consume ripe arabica coffee cherries but also forage on other ripe and sweet fruits such as banana and papaya. A copy of the original 'Certificate Of Authenticity' will be sent together with your order, and an image of this is provided above. Not only does this coffee make a great talking point after dinner, but is a perfect treat for coffee connoisseurs, as a gift and for the coffee curious. If you have any questions or if you have any special requirements do please contact us. Customer Reviews Customer Reviews Write a review and share your experience to help other customers at The Love Of Coffee! Reviewer: (2017) Sheila from Suffolk Coffee beans bought for Christmas gift. Great website, easy ordering procedure and coffee beans arrived promptly and well wrapped. Thank you. Reviewer: (2017) Caroline from Torquay Nice and smooth coffee. Reviewer: (2017) Debbie from Northumberland Excellent service, super quick delivery. Bought for a Christmas present but I know my coffee loving son will love it. Reviewer: (2017) Derek from Devon Well packed, great coffee delivery time very good and information is tops.

Reviewer: (2017) Marjorie from Dalmeny Excellent product. The taste was sensational. Reviewer: (2017) Becky from Dorset Great Christmas gift delivered in time. Great to be able to buy a small quantity to try. Reviewer: (2017) Ed from Liverpool Always wanted to try Kopi luwak coffee. The love of coffee web site made it easy to order, would recommend well presented in a lovely gift box Reviewer: (2017) Jill from East Boldon The best coffee I have ever tasted, not too strong and mellow in flavour. Really picks you up, if your tired or feel run down, the health benefits of this coffee are amazing. I will be purchasing another bag very soon!!!!!!!!!! Reviewer: (2016) Ian from Edinburgh I love this coffee, the taste is way better than almost any coffee I have ever tasted. It's a little more expensive but if you can buy some as a treat for yourself or a loved one. I have bought on several occasions from here and the service and the coffee are 5 stars.

Reviewer: (2016) Lisa from Purfleet I ordered this as a gift, so not sampled the coffee, but the service and delivery was excellent. Reviewer: (2016) Lucea from Plymouth Excellent service and excellent coffee! Reviewer: (2016) John from South Devon The dispatch and delivery service was excellent - the beans being delivered well before the appointed day. The Love of Coffee packaging was also excellent - the beans were fresh and strong smelling. Can't fault anything from this on-line supplier....I can recommend them and will certainly be buying from them in the future. Reviewer: (2016) Richard from Gillingham Beautiful coffee, excellent service. Reviewer: (2016) Peter from Essex I'd heard about Kopi Luwak (Civet Cat Coffee) so when I saw some I bought it. Lovely coffee, bit stronger than I usually like but very nice all the same. Excellent service following order. Very quick delivery. Reviewer: (2016) Paul from SW Wales Excellent. Reviewer: (2016) Claire from Leeds Fab. Ordered coffee as a treat, handwritten note added an extra touch! Perfect. Arrived really fast, very well packaged.

Time and care also taken with presentation inside the box for the coffee. Will certainly be using you again, amazing products from a great company is a hard thing to find! Well worth buying the world's most expensive coffee! Thanks. Reviewer: (2016) Ben from Bournemouth Great service, great coffee. Got a mix of flavours, some nice "standard" coffee, and the obligatory cat-poo coffee. Good service, prompt delivery, very happy. Particularly like the small quantities on offer so I can sample lots of different blends without buying kilos. Reviewer: (2016) Ian from Edinburgh Amazing Coffee one of the finest things I have ever tasted. A full flavour with a sweet soft aroma. The thing that will hit you is the range of flavour and the fact it's not bitter at all. If you love coffee then buy some you will fall in love with it. Reviewer: (2016) James from Lincoln Easy ordering, great delivery. Ordered as an Xmas present and the civet cat coffee has gone down well. Will be ordering again.

Reviewer: (2016) Rachel from Hertfordshire Brilliant coffee and a fast delivery in time for Christmas, would highly recommend and will be ordering again soon! Reviewer: (2016) Amanda from Kingston Great Coffee Gift and delivered as promised. Reviewer: (2016) Sharon from Surrey Customer service is excellent. My initial order arrived incomplete but was rectified immediately. Have tried 2 of the 5 coffees and very impressed with both. Will order again. Reviewer: (2015) Ashley from Manchester Outstanding, smooth but yet strong tasting coffee. Bought as a present for my girlfriend who just returned from Asia travelling boasting about kopi luwak, this didn't disappoint. Would definitely recommend! Reviewer: (2015) Simon from West Yorkshire Fantastic service. Price and selection of coffees excellent. Delivery as stated, and no problems. Reviewer: (2015) David from Worthing Delivery on time. Recipient liked the gift. Very happy with the product and service. Reviewer: (2015) Stuart from Harrogate Very good and speedy service - had to amend the order last minute and this was done speedily and without further issues. Couldn't have asked for more.

Reviewer: (2015) Kay from Lanarkshire, Scotland I bought 5 different coffees as a birthday gift for my husband (this is one of them). After contacting customer service to ask about packaging they arranged for the order to be double wrapped to ensure the surprise wasn't ruined due to being able to smell the coffee. My order arrived very quickly and well wrapped. I am not a coffee drinker but my husband tells me the coffees are fantastic. I'm sure we will be ordering again. Reviewer: (2015) Daniel from Huddersfield Nice coffee and very quick delivery, professional. Reviewer: (2015) David from Dorking Product was delivered to me just as described and at reasonable speed. I am pleased that 100g of coffee beans has afforded me several cups of coffee so far. The Kopi Luwak is certainly smooth on its taste and has an interesting and different flavour which is less bitter than my normal coffee beans. The jury is still out on whether I will order more for my own consumption. 100g of these beans would make a very nice gift for friends who are coffee lovers however.

Reviewer: (2015) Martin from West Susex I have to agree that this coffee is extremely smooth and does have a slightly sweeter flavour. I did notice it also has a seemingly stronger bouquet then most others I have tried including Blue Mountain. I would recommend that people at least give this a try. Reviewer: (2015) Paul from South wales Absolutely amazing stunning coffee well worth the price. Reviewer: (2015) Alex from Oundle Delivery was outstandingly quick and the coffee was of a high standard, ground to the right level for my cafetiere. Will certainly use this site again. Reviewer: (2015) R Mace from Staffordshire Bought as a gift for my husband. He was very pleased with the product. The service received was excellent. Prompt delivery. Reviewer: (2015) Carol from Coventry Great coffee, very fresh. Will be ordering again. Reviewer: (2015) Andy from Liverpool Customer service - amazing. Knowledge - amazing. Delivery - smooth (like the coffee). Quality of product -fantastic!

Reviewer: (2015) Spencer from Liverpool Although I didn't order the coffee personally, I overheard the conversation with my colleague and the staff member at The Love Of Coffee. He seemed knowledgeable, friendly and suggested the optimal grind for our needs. The coffee itself was great, and I'd definitely choose it again. Reviewer: (2015) Joshua from Norwich Brilliant coffee, quick delivery and great service. Couldn't ask for any more! Reviewer: (2015) Donna from Elgin, Moray, Scotland Excellent service, received within 2 days. Bought as Xmas present for my partner - he was well chuffed thought this was very special and a great treat. Thank you. Reviewer: (2015) Francesca from Sandhurst, Berkshire I ordered 3 different coffee beans and was suitably impressed with the prompt delivery and the great tasting coffee - will be ordering again - thank you! Reviewer: (2015) Chloe from Essex Fantastic quality, lovely packaging. Mum was so pleased she wrote a blog post about the coffee! Check it out And the free chocolate covered coffee beans was a nice touch!

Reviewer: (2015) Nick from Northamptonshire I was hoping to be blown away by the Kopi Luwak coffee, but was generally left quite disappointed. The Love of Coffee service was efficient though. Reviewer: (2015) Craig from Peterborough Strong yet delicious, bought it for the wow factor but genuinely surprised at how good it tastes. May be a little addicted to it now too :) Reviewer: (2015) Carol from Coventry This is my second order as I bought the cat coffee for my partner for Xmas. Delicious. Reviewer: (2015) Tracy from Milton Keynes Quick dispatch and gift recipient was very pleased - thank you. Reviewer: (2015) Ian from Co.Durham Great coffee - great service, as always. Reviewer: (2015) Adam from Peterborough Really good service and prompt delivery, will use again. Reviewer: (2015) Julie from Bradford Delivery was excellent and packaged well. This was a gift for my Daughter and she is highly delighted. So much so she has not yet shared even a cup!!

She tells me that this Kopi Luwak is the nicest she has had, having bought the same type from other suppliers in the past. Thank You it helped to make her Christmas that little bit more special. Reviewer: (2015) Marius from Exeter Thank you for your product, it was a great Christmas gift for my wife. She loved the flavour of Kopi Luwak!!! Reviewer: (2014) Liliwen from Wales What an excellent company to deal with! I ordered my coffee with a gift box because it's going to my husband for Christmas. If you want a gift - take this option. It only cost £1.95 (how do they managed it?). Excellent, it arrived in a lovely brown box with the coffee wrapped inside deep purple tissue paper and sealed with The Love Of Coffee label. The card was hand written which was unexpected but lovely, a change from the usual typed variety. Haven't tried the coffee yet but will on Christmas Day and I am sure, that like everything so far, it will surpass expectations. Thank you again. Reviewer: (2014) Audrey from Northern Ireland Excellent coffee and well packaged. Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought...

Coffee In Indonesia - The Taste Coffees of Indonesia Coffee In Indonesia Enter your e-mail address to receive our newsletter Coffee In Indonesia Indonesian Coffee . Indonesia is currently the fourth largest producer of coffee in the world. Coffee in Indonesia began with its colonial history, and has played an important part in the growth of the country. Indonesia is located within an ideal geography for coffee plantations. The longitude and latitude of the country means that the island origins are all well suited micro-climates for the growth and production of coffee, resulting in widespread environmental degradation and the destruction of tropical rainforests that have the highest concentration of endemic species in the world. In 1696, the Dutch brought coffee to Batavia, in what is now Java. Batavia soon became the main supplier of coffee to Europe. Over the past 312 years, the names “Java” and “Sumatra” have become virtually synonymous with flavorful coffee. Connoisseurs of specialty coffee also know the names Bali, Lintong, Toraja, Kalosi, Gayo, and Mandheling. Beyond these well known regions, coffee from new areas, such as Wamena and Moanemani in Papua wait to be discovered.

In the early days, the prominent coffee under Dutch rule was Coffea arabica. The coffee was introduced to the archipelago via Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka). The Dutch Colonial Government initially planted coffee around Batavia (Jakarta), and as far south as Sukabumi and Bogor, in the 17th century. Coffee plantations were also established in East Java, Central Java, West Java and in parts of Sumatra and Sulawesi. Coffee at the time was also grown in East Indonesia- East Timor and Flores. Both of these islands were originally under Portuguese control and the coffee was also C. arabica, but from different root stocks. The coffee in Eastern Indonesia was not affected to the same degree by rust, and even today, some coffee in East Timor can be traced back to the 16th and 17th century. Robusta coffee (Coffea canephora; syn. Coffea robusta) is a variety of coffee which has its origins in central and western sub-Saharan Africa. It is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family.

Though widely known as Coffea robusta, the plant is scientifically identified as Coffea canephora, which has two main varieties – Robusta and Nganda.[1] It is mostly grown in Vietnam, where French colonists introduced it in the late 19th century, and also in Africa and Brazil, where it is often called conillon. Approximately 20% of the coffee produced in the world is robusta. Robusta is easier to care for and has a greater crop yield than the other major species of coffee, Coffea arabica, and, because of this, is cheaper to produce. Since arabica beans are often considered superior, robusta is usually limited to use as a filler in lower-grade coffee blends. It is also often included in instant coffee, and in espresso blends to promote the formation of “crema”. Robusta has about twice as much caffeine as arabica. Coffee arabica is a species of Coffee originally indigenous to the mountains of Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula, hence its name, and also from the southwestern highlands of Ethiopia and southeastern Sudan. It is also known as the “coffee shrub of Arabia”, “mountain coffee” or “arabica coffee”.

Coffea arabica is believed to be the first species of coffee to be cultivated, being grown in southwest Arabia for well over 1,000 years. It is said to produce better coffee than the other major commercially grown coffee species, Coffea canephora (robusta), but tastes vary. C. arabica contains less caffeine than any other commercially cultivated species of coffee. Kopi luwak (Luwak Coffee / Civet Coffee), or civet coffee, is one of the world’s most expensive and low-production varieties of coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract.[1] A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet’s intestines the beans are then defecated, keeping their shape.

After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness.[citation needed] This coffee is widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world with prices reaching $160 per pound.[2] Kopi luwak (Luwak Coffee / Civet Coffee) is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago. It is also produced in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera, kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also produced in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its Vietnamese name cà phê Chồn, where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced. However, Vietnam has 2 farms with 300 wild civets in Dak Lak. The farmers collect the coffee seeds and produce only 300 kg of authentic Vietnamese chon coffee. The civets live in the wild and are fed beef. The processed civet beans are imported to the UK to the farmers’ sole UK supplier.

Question: Kopi Luwak, produced mainly in Indonesia, and a waste product of the civet, is the most expensive variety of what?
Answer: Coffee