Black Ivory Coffee, the most expensive Coffee in the World, the flavor difference between Ivory shit Coffee and Kopi Luwak

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In the past, "there were more banks than rice shops", but now it is not what it used to be. "there is always one near you." apart from Seven Tsai and OK, there are also Starbucks and Pacific Coffee, bringing a very middle-flavor coffee culture to Hong Kong. In terms of authentic taste, of course, we have to mention the cup of sour coffee in the teahouse. It is said that when brewing coffee, adding eggshell can get rid of sour. I have not personally seen the water bar chef make coffee in this way in Hong Kong. on the contrary, many years ago, I drank eggshell coffee at the deli on the third floor of the market complex in Macao's New Road Camp. I do not know if it has a psychological effect. I think that cup of coffee is really not sour and smoother than ordinary goods.

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When it comes to coffee, of course, we have to claim to be the most expensive Kopi Luwak in the world. The original name of Kopi Luwak should be civet coffee (Civet Coffee; Indonesian Kopi Luwak), while the scientific name of civet should be Asian palm tree ethereal cat, mainly growing in Indonesia, and can be found in the Philippines, Vietnam and other places; it looks like an otter or moose, more like our common "cat-like". Although Kopi Luwak is a name, it has a vulgar name because its coffee beans are indeed found in cat shit! The civet eats coffee beans and ferments in its digestive system; because coffee beans are difficult to digest, they are washed and baked into cat poop coffee beans.

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After the musk cat's internal fermentation, the protein of the coffee beans is broken down, and the bitter and sour taste is removed, making the cup of coffee mellow and delicate, with a long finish. In spite of this, many local five-star hotels no longer serve Kopi Luwak, which stems from the inhumane treatment of civets by local farms, not only imprisoned in narrow iron cages, but also forced to feed large quantities of coffee beans, just like grain fat geese to produce foie gras.

It is heard that Kopi Luwak's most expensive position in the world will be replaced by a black ivory coffee (Black Ivory Coffee). The black ivory coffee produced in Thailand produces very little, only 200kg a year, so the price per kilogram is about US $1100 (about 8580 Hong Kong dollars), which is more expensive than the MacBook Air I am now using to write.

Black ivory coffee can actually be called elephant shit coffee, and the production principle of black ivory coffee is very similar to that of Kopi Luwak. Elephants are herbivorous and take a long time to digest, making it more suitable for coffee berries to ferment in the elephant. It not only extracts more fruit, but also breaks down bitter proteins. Manufacturers will only use abandoned or abused elephants to eat and excrete coffee beans, and their production is restricted, which is much more humane than making Kopi Luwak.

First sniff, black ivory coffee gives off a chocolate and flower aroma. Under the fine taste, you can taste different levels of taste, such as malt, vanilla, tender grass, fruit berries, honey, and even smoking. Experts say that when you enjoy it, you don't need to add fresh milk, it only needs to be accompanied by raw sugar.