Flavor description of musk cat coffee with plain taste introduction to the characteristics of high-quality coffee beans in producing areas

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 animal external hormone. The big cat has a special directional ability, which is guided by the spirit cat incense secreted by the cystic incense glands. When it is active, all the prominent objects along the way, such as tree trunks, stakes and stone edges in its habitat, will often be foamed with the secretions of incense glands, commonly known as "wiping stakes". This kind of scrubbing acts as a marker in the field, but also plays a role of communication with other similar species. When it gets food or encounters an enemy, it can accurately return to the cave as quickly as possible following the route indicated by the mark left behind. The characteristic of this kind of secretion is that the smell is volatile and lasts for a long time, so it is suitable for big cats to get information at a certain distance from the cave, or when there are plant obstacles in the space, and when the interval is longer.

Kopi Luwak is produced by the feces of Indonesian coconut cats (a kind of civet) as raw materials, so it is called "Kopi Luwak". This kind of animal mainly feeds on coffee beans. After completing fermentation in the coconut cat's stomach, it destroys protein, produces short peptides and more free amino acids, reduces the bitterness of coffee, and then excretes feces as the main raw material. Because coffee beans cannot be digested, they are excreted and Kopi Luwak is made after washing and baking. 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. "

Indonesian coconut cats are omnivores. Apart from eating seeds, they also eat insects, snakes, birds, amphibians and reptiles, so the feces emitted by really wild coconut cats will be mixed with all kinds of substances. Local farmers in Indonesia catch coconut cats to raise them and feed coffee beans to make them. But after all, there are some differences between artificial cultivation and natural ones.

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In the coffee industry, Kopi Luwak is widely regarded as a product with novelty as the selling point. "the consensus in the industry is that it tastes bad," said the American Special Coffee Association (Specialty Coffee Association of America,SCAA). SCAA quoted a coffee expert as saying: "obviously, the selling point of Kopi Luwak is its story, not its quality." Using the SCAA standard, Kopi Luwak scored two points lower than the lowest score for the other three types of coffee. It can be speculated that the processing of Kopi Luwak diluted the high-quality acidity and taste and made the taste more insipid. Of course, many people also seem to regard this insipid taste as the advantage of this kind of coffee. "

Tim Carman, a food columnist for the Washington Post, commented on Kopi Luwak sold in the United States and concluded that "it tastes like Folger coffee." It's like rotten, lifeless taste. It's like petrified dinosaur shit in bath water. I can't finish it. "

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.

Because wild civets are obviously better at selecting good coffee fruits, this kind of coffee has outstanding characteristics.