What is Kopi Luwak? how does Kopi Luwak do it?

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Kopi Luwak, as the name implies, the coffee made from cat droppings is called Kopi Luwak. Kopi Luwak, produced in Indonesia, is the most expensive coffee in the world, mainly made from cat droppings. A cup of 4 oz Kopi Luwak can sell for $168 (about 1400 yuan)! The rarity of this coffee is that it comes from the droppings of a wild musk cat in Indonesia.

How does Kopi Luwak do it?

Kopi Luwak as the most expensive coffee in the world, how does Kopi Luwak make it? In Indonesia, there is a local animal called civet, also known as "masked palm civet". In Indonesia, civets love to eat fat, paddled coffee fruits, which are difficult to digest, and the original coffee beans are pulled out. Local farmers usually regard the discovery of civets' feces as a gift from heaven. They pick up civets' feces, collect them carefully, and then go through several processes such as selection, drying, deodorization, processing and baking, so as to create Kopi Luwak.

In order to get the precious "cat poop coffee beans", local farmers in Indonesia will catch the civets in cages to feed themselves. some coffee merchants have simply packed an island to raise these civets and let them eat and pull by themselves. force them to pull feces, so the coffee beans in the excrement are very precious! The raw materials of Kopi Luwak are difficult to obtain, and the production process is very complex, and it must go through strict hygiene procedures, including sun-drying, baking, brewing and many other complex procedures. However, the final coffee will produce a unique flavor, so it is very expensive.

Kopi Luwak is a traditional specialty in some Indonesian islands, such as Java, Sumatra, Bali and Sulawesi. The civet only contains this unique coffee in its feces after eating local coffee cherries. In fact, the official name of Kopi Luwak is Kopi Luwak. Kopi means "coffee" in Indonesian, while Luwak is a wild civet in Indonesia. The original coffee produces no more than 500 pounds a year, and prices range from $300 to $800 per pound.

The coffee brewed by Kopi Luwak is as thick as syrup, with a hint of mint in the mouth. Experts who have tasted Kopi Luwak describe it as the best coffee in the world.