Care for a Cup of Cat Poo Coffee
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Caffeine junkies in Australia can now drink the Grange Hermitage of coffee, the cat’s meow of their favorite bean — cat’s poo coffee. Called Kopi Luwak, it’s an Indonesian coffee made from the feces of a Luwak — a small cat-like creature native to the Australia’s coffee-growing regions.
The Luwaks select the freshest coffee cherries to eat and once the bean passes through their digestive system it remains intact but is no longer bitter. Experts say this creates a sweeter-tasting coffee, reports NineMSN.
Bean pickers collect the animals’ feces along with the coffee beans, and then separate it from the actual coffee before being washed and brewed.
The heat of the initial brewing process eliminates any disease, fungus or parasite.
It’s the most expensive cuppa java on the planet and locals in Townsville are crazed for it. Kopi Luwak sells for around $1400 a kilogram ($635 a pound), making it the highest price coffee in the world according to Forbes magazine’s Cup of Excellence awards.
Consuming the coffee from a cafe can pick your pocket for a lot more than your average 
espresso. But the regulars at Townsville’s Hervey’s Range Heritage Tea Room have been happily paying $50 a cup for Kopi Luwak.
“[Demand for the coffee has] just gone mental.” says the cafe’s Donna Scott. “People really want to try it for the experience.”
The store’s clients are happy to pay for this unique coffee experience and can have their Kopi Luwak made to whichever form of espresso coffee they ask for, Scott said.
Experts disagree. Drinking Kopi Luwak as espresso coffee can ruin much of its unique flavor.
“It’d be wasted in espresso.” said Rob Forsyth, chairman of the Australasian Specialty Coffee Association. “You’d have to make in a plunger cup as the milk would destroy the flavor.” Photo top Kafkaesque, center Memaporg, bottom Teaandcake
Forsyth has been selling Kopi Luwak in his Sydney café for the past two years. Individual cups retail at $4 and packs of the coffee for $140 per 100 grams (3.5 ounces).
It’s a drink with a limited audience in Australia given its origin and price, Forsyth said.
“You only get coffee geeks who really want it.” he said. “Yes, it’s unusual, but nothing would justify that sort of money.”
Luwak Looking for Ripest Cherries
Kopi Luwak Harvesting
Warning — for strong stomachs only. Collecting raw material directly from nature is the first step of Kopi Luwak process.
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Yo, Kim!
The more I discover odd stories, the more I discover weirdness going on your neck of the woods, hehehe.
I actually saw this kind of coffee on an Australian TV show all about customs. Some guy tried to bring this into the country through the airport and got busted for having it as they weren’t sure what it was. Eventually once they’d checked it out fully it was allowed through. I’m sure people all across Sydney are sipping it now … nice!
HHHMMM…I think somehow I will probably pass on trying this….can you imagine the poor old ladies trying to dunk their biscuits in it lol. Yet I suppose it’s just the thing to wash down chargrilled dog.
Let us know if you try it Deborah hahaha
I’m sure that made for an interesting story for the airport official to take home Geedos, haha! It would never pass here in Canada … no foods are permitted to cross borders for regular travelers. You can’t post or receive them through the mail either.
Dunkin donuts Colin? Not my cup of tea (or java), I’ll pass too thanks
he he Deborah…..well I have to say I heard it here first !!!!….how come I’m missing out on all these “treats” ?????….think I’ll give this coffee a miss if it comes to our neck of the woods eh !!!!!!
It amazes me with the things I find in Australia! Your country certainly has some of the most interesting animals I’ve ever seen
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Is this the same as weasel coffee? It’s very big in Vietnam too – tho I expect cheaper than Oz!
I’ve never heard of weasel coffee, Jonny. It’s definitely not the same thing. I’ll do a search on it, unless you’re just toying with me
There’s so much oddness that goes on in the world that almost anything can be possible!
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oh my word!!! i don’t think i will ever drink coffee again!
Weasel coffee from Vietnam is not the same as Kopi Luwak. The weasel eat the coffee cherries but instead of defecate them, like Luwak does, they regurgitate the beans.
They belong to a different mamalia families. Civet is Viverridae and Weasel is Mustelidae.
The most famous is Kopi Luwak.
If you want to know more about Kopi Luwak or want to try it, send email to:
altaso@hotmail.com
Thanks
Great Site.
Keep up the good work.
Jamie
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All scientific analysis confirm that Kopi Luwak is not dangerous for health. Dr. Marcone said that as a scientist, he doubted about the safety of a product which has been in contact with excrement but his final tests show that due to the thorough washing process the quantity of pathogen organisms in the beans is insignificant. Whatever the washing process misses the roasting and brewing process will make up for.
Kopi Luwak is not a myth! If you want to know all about Kopi Luwak or want to try it, please visit: http://www.realkopiluwak.com
There you can find a description of the Luwak animal, the process to obtain the Kopi Luwak, How to make a perfect cup of coffe, warnings about buying kopi luwak, description of this rare coffee, pics and video. You can also buy kopi luwak online. Thanks
Tribalo bi probat tu kavu, ili je ponudit starcima pa im reci da piju kavu od macjeg gov… Hahaha… Ali koliko god bilo smisno ljudi je kupuju i piju. Cuja san da je najskuplja kava na svitu. Meni je dobra i Nescafee ili ti ga Franck, pa cak i Divka.
Eto moji ljudi probajte tu kavu pa nek mi neko kaze kakav je okus macjih govana.