Introduction to the flavor and taste of Indonesian musk cat coffee

The male of the big cat has a pair of well-developed cystic aromatic glands between the testis and the penis, and the female has a pair of well-developed cystic aromatic glands near the perineum under the anus. The sachet opened by the male is pear-shaped, and the anterior part of the inner wall of the capsule has a longitudinal crest with 3-4 folds on both sides. There are two deep and large depressions on each side of the back, and there are short hairs on the inner wall. Most of the sachet opened by the female is square, and there is only one groove in the middle of the inner wall, and there is a shallow groove on each side. The opening of the middle seam of the sachet can secrete the oil-like spirit cat fragrance, which plays the role of external animal hormones. The big cat is a seasonal breeding animal. When the wild cat is born at the age of 13-15 months, it can reach sexual maturity. [7] under the condition of artificial breeding, it usually reaches sexual maturity at about 2 years old. Males weigh more than 6 kilograms and females have the ability to reproduce only when they weigh more than 6 kilograms. The estrus period is mostly concentrated in January to March of each year, and the pregnancy period is 70,74 days. The peak period of birth is from April to May each year. It is estimated that the resources of Chinese civet cats exceeded 200000 in the 1950s. After a long period of overhunting, the population declined rapidly year by year. By the early 1980s, the natural population of Chinese civet cats was less than 20, 000. By the early 1990s, the natural population was less than 20, 000. Zhejiang, Jiangxi, southern Anhui, Guizhou and other places are very rare, and the population of civet cats is endangered in China.

The investigation and analysis of animal resources in Qiyunshan Nature Reserve of Jiangxi Province in 2007 shows that the cat is a rare species.

Outside China, even in Laos, where hunting is very serious, it can be found occasionally; in Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar, it is the most common mammal tracked by cameras; however, in some other areas it has become extinct on a large scale and the population trend is declining.

The civet likes to choose the most ripe, sweet, juicy coffee fruit in the coffee tree as food. The coffee fruit passes through its digestive system, and only the pulp on the outside of the fruit is digested, and the hard coffee beans are then excreted intact by the civet's digestive system.

In this way, in the process of digestion, the coffee beans have an unparalleled magical change, the flavor tends to be unique, the taste is particularly mellow, and the rich, round and sweet taste is also incomparable to other coffee beans. This is due to the fact that the civets' digestive system destroys the protein in the coffee beans, making the coffee much less bitter and increasing the round taste of the coffee beans. The coffee comes from the excrement of an animal called the civet (commonly known as the civet in Indonesia). Although it comes from smelly poop, it is full of sweetness and a burst of indescribable sweetness. This wild musk cat likes to eat fat and pulpy coffee fruits, but the hard hard nuts (raw beans) are indigestible and are excreted with feces. After being cleaned, they become Kopi Luwak coffee raw beans! So many people call it "cat shit" coffee. The Indonesians found that the coffee beans fermented by the civets' intestines and stomach are particularly thick and mellow, so they collect the civets' feces, sift out the coffee beans and brew them to drink. Because the yield is rare and the fermentation process is unique, the flavor is very different from that of ordinary coffee. Traditionally, coffee fruit is transparent.

Musk cat

Musk cat

After washing or sun treatment, the peel, pulp and sheep skin are removed, and finally the coffee beans are removed. However, Luwak uses the method of natural fermentation in the body to remove the coffee beans, so it has a special flavor.