Kopi Luwak – A Rare Gourmet Coffee Treat
Kopi Luwak is a very highly-prized coffee originating from Indonesia, where its name comes from Kopi, the Indonesian word for coffee and Luwak, which is the name given to the Common Palm Civet, a type of weasel responsible for the production of these beans.
These civets eat a mixture of small mammals, insects and fruits, including the coffee ‘cherry’. These cherries grow high in the trees, and each contains two beans; civets eat the cherries but do not digest the beans, which pass through their systems and are excreted. It is believed that the stomach enzymes of the civet cause some kind of unique fermentation which results in the coffee beans’ exquisite flavour.
The beans are collected from the ground by local farmers, who thoroughly sanitize them then dry them in the sun, thus removing any remaining fruit from the beans. They are then sold to dealers to be distributed to manufacturers, who produce this wonderful Kopi Luwak coffee, known also as civet coffee or weasel coffee, for it to be savored by connoisseurs worldwide.
Kopi Luwak coffee is unique, with a rich hearty taste that has hints of chocolate or caramel: Often described as earthy, musty and exotic; it has a rather syrupy body and is extremely smooth. Because this coffee is so rare and unique, it carries a very high price tag, coffee aficionados anywhere will tell you it is an experience not to be missed.
Many stories circulate about how on earth this delicacy was discovered; did a native once decide it was easier to collect the beans among faeces on the ground than to climb the trees to pick fresh ones? Did someone do it first to play a prank, then discovered the delicious taste? Probably we will never know, but whoever discovered them, have to be thanked for bringing us this delicious, unique coffee.
If you feel you are a coffee expert, or aficionado, definitely take the time to try Kopi Luwak once at least. Pamper yourself with this special, exotic coffee, to discover the special, wonderful flavours unique to this brew. Doubtless, once you have experienced the taste, you won’t be able to resist repeating. As it is so rare and expensive, your local coffee shop will not sell this coffee, but it is available online and from certain suppliers dealing in specialist coffees
Interested to find out more about this incredible coffee ? Then visit http://www.vietnamese-coffee.com, the only website that carriers 3 varieties of Kopi Luwak.
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1 Comment
great information about kopi luwak.
i have something to add, kopi luwak is also made in the Philippines. it is called “motit coffee” or “kopi alamid”.
thank you for this.