How to brew Kopi Luwak? what is the flavor of Kopi Luwak? the price of Kopi Luwak.

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Civet Coffee is from Sumatra, Indonesia. The asking price per pound is as high as $300, which is 10 times more expensive than Blue Mountain Coffee. Because it is the excrement of civets!

The civet eats the cherry coffee on the tree, and the coffee excreted after passing through the digestive tract is the so-called civet coffee. Because coffee cherries are not digested in the civet's stomach, the enzymes in his digestive tract combine with coffee beans, destroying the protein, thus reducing the bitterness of the coffee. Because the coffee beans cannot be digested, they will be excreted completely. The coffee beans are still covered with sheepskin. After washing, drying and baking, they become civet coffee.

The civet coffee comes from the "civet". She naturally chooses the most mature and sweetest fruit, so she eats ripe red coffee cherries, including coffee pulp and coffee beans. The enzymes in the civet digestive tract combine with the coffee beans and destroy the protein, so the bitterness of the coffee is reduced, but the hard coffee seeds cannot be digested and are excreted after a unique fermentation process. The coffee beans are still covered with sheepskin. After washing, drying and baking, they become civet coffee. Traditionally, coffee fruit is washed or tanned to remove the peel, pulp and sheep skin, and finally take out the coffee beans. However, Luwak uses the method of natural fermentation in the body to remove the coffee beans, so it has a special flavor.

Indonesians find that coffee beans fermented by civets' intestines and stomach are particularly thick and mellow, so they collect civets' droppings, sift out the beans and brew them to drink. Because the output is rare and the price is high, civets' coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world, and civets' droppings have become the most expensive in the world.

Experts who have tasted musk cat coffee have put forward a polarized evaluation. Some people compare it to the best coffee in the world, which is quite thick, tastes unusual, is difficult to describe, is a little fishy, slightly choking and visceral, and stays in the mouth for a long time until the last drop. Some people say that it is difficult to swallow and it is not worth paying for stinky coffee.

Generally speaking, Indonesian coffee has the taste of earth and traditional Chinese medicine, and its consistency is the highest in all continents, but Ruwak has a stronger taste and consistency, which is almost close to syrup, and its flavor is very special. if you don't like Indonesian coffee in the first place, you must hate civet coffee even more. if you prefer the fishy smell of Indonesian aged beans or Indian-style soiled beans, you may fall in love with civet coffee with similar flavor.

The Indonesian musk cat has a gland near its sexual organs that secretes milky oil, which has always been a precious raw material in the perfume industry. Even King Lear, one of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, has a dialogue: "Please give me some civet oil to stimulate my inspiration." However, too much dose can cause a pungent smell, and civets sometimes emit this oil to defend themselves.

It looks disgusting, but a lot of people like it!

The brewing parameters of civet coffee are recommended in Qianjie:

V60ap90 ℃ / 1 15 / time two minutes

Flavor: the palate is mellow and smooth, with caramel, chocolate and nuts, with a hint of mint at the end.