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Kopi luwak — One of the world's most expensive coffee, made from civets’ feces

https://lemmy.world/post/43847321

Kopi luwak — One of the world's most expensive coffee, made from civets’ feces - Lemmy.World

I’ve actually tried this 15 years ago in the Mountain Province. I paid $3 for a cup because they make it there and it didn’t have the tax and reputation it has now. It’s good. Tastes like melted caramel.

Mar 4 at 3:01pmWeb
Show threadsp6Mar 4

There’s an informative James Hoffman video about this.

Fraud is briefly discussed in the wikipedia page, but from the video, he’s able to estimate that 75%+ of the coffee sold as kopi luwak isn’t kopi luwak at all, it’s just normal, cheaper coffee marked up a ton.

And of course, the remaining <25% that is real kopi luwak is ripe with civet abuse.

So please don’t drink this coffee. If you’re that interested in gut-processed coffee, do it yourself like that guy in Portland.

Kopi Luwak/Civet Poop Coffee: Disgusting or Delightful?

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Show threadKairosMar 4
I read a while back that there’s nothing about the digestive process that makes the coffee taste good - the animals just pick the better fruits first.