Introduction to the flavor and taste characteristics of boutique coffee beans in Mantening coffee producing area of Indonesia

Experts say there is a gland near the sexual organs of the Indonesian "civet" that secretes milky oil, which has always been a precious raw material for the perfume industry. Even Shakespeare's play King Lear has this dialogue: "Please give me some civet oil to stimulate my inspiration." Others said, "this coffee is unique and is a specialty of Indonesia." Drink it, it's like finding a diamond in a stone. " Because the wild "civets" are obviously better at selecting good coffee fruits, so that this kind of coffee has outstanding characteristics.

Is it delicious or hard to swallow?

It is said that experts who have tasted this kind of coffee have gone to two extremes in their comments on its taste. One describes the coffee as "the best in the world". The taste is so unusual that it is difficult to describe in words and words: "with a bit of dirt, slightly choking taste and visceral taste, it won't go away in the mouth for a long time until the last drop." Another evaluation is quite the opposite: "it's hard to swallow, it's a complete gimmick, and it's not worth paying for smelly coffee." 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.

Sheng Zhen, a staff member of the Indonesian Pavilion, said that in order to get precious "cat poop coffee beans," local farmers in Indonesia would put civets into cages to feed themselves, and some coffee merchants simply packed an island to keep these cats. Let them enjoy the natural environment of sunshine and rain. "the civets eat and pull by themselves, and you can't force them to eat or pull, so the coffee beans in the excrement are very precious!" It is reported that this rare coffee produces only 500 pounds a year. The raw materials of this kind of coffee are difficult to obtain, and the production process is very complicated, and it must go through strict sanitary procedures, such as drying, roasting, brewing and so on. However, the final coffee will produce a unique aroma, so it is very expensive

The distillation process of Kopi Luwak was displayed at the scene. "12 grams of Kopi Luwak are distilled with 50 to 55 grams of water, so that the final coffee is the richest civet coffee: this coffee is individually called" the most fragrant poop since shit ". The name is not very elegant, but it's true. It is the poop of an arboreal wild animal called "civet" on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Local farmers usually regard the discovery of "civet" feces as a gift from heaven, because not all "civets" feces can be luckily found. Once several such "coffee beans" are found, the locals will bend over and pick them up, collect them carefully, and then go through several processes such as selection, drying, deodorization, processing and roasting to create the rarest, most unique and most expensive coffee in the world, not to mention that these wild animals are found only on small islands such as Indonesia, and their time and place are mysterious, and their numbers are dwindling. Although Indonesia has claimed that the population of "civets" has rebounded steadily through protection and artificial feeding, this attraction of human taste buds, which relies on its digestive system, cannot be compared with products of the industrial era. "scarcity is precious", which leads to the high price of Kopi Luwak, a rare treasure. I'm afraid you have to prepare 50 pounds for a cup of coffee like this, and you may not be able to find it everywhere.