Is Kopi Luwak sour? The origin of Kopi Luwak what's the taste of Kopi Luwak?

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Kopi Luwak is produced by the feces of Indonesian coconut civet (a kind of civet) as raw material, so it is called "Kopi Luwak". After the coffee beans are eaten by the coconut civet and fermented in its stomach, it destroys the protein and produces short peptides and more free amino acids. The bitter taste of the coffee will be reduced, and then the feces will be the main raw material. Because the coffee beans cannot be digested, they will be excreted, and after washing and roasting, they will become civet coffee. Coffee critic Chris Rubin said, "the aroma of the wine is so rich and strong, and the coffee is incredibly rich, almost like syrup." Its thickness and chocolate taste, and lingering on the tongue for a long time, pure aftertaste. " [1]

Coconut beavers are omnivorous animals. Apart from eating seeds for a living, they also eat insects and snakes, birds, amphibians and reptiles [2] [3]. Therefore, the feces emitted by really wild coconut beavers will be mixed with all kinds of substances. Local farmers in Indonesia catch coconut beavers to raise them and feed coffee beans to make them. But there is a difference between artificial cultivation and natural ones after all.

Kopi Luwak, no bitterness and acerbity, long aftertaste, mellow and delicate

When the flesh of the coffee fruit passes through the civets' digestive tract, it will naturally ferment in the body, while the hard, indigestible coffee beans will be excreted with the excrement, and the feces mixed with the coffee beans will pass through the nearby reproductive organs. as a result, coffee beans will be stained with musk oil secreted by reproductive organs, adding a special level of taste. The above wonderful processing process replaces the traditional processing technology, reduces the acidity and bitterness in the coffee beans, and gives the coffee beans a unique flavor with a particularly mellow taste.

The output of Kopi Luwak is very small, so it is very expensive. And the land for sale is even less. It is rare even in Indonesia of origin. Therefore, most of the Kopi Luwak sold on the market are kept artificially, and their flavor is naturally different from that of the most primitive and natural wild Kopi Luwak.