What are the Crazy Facts about World’s Most Expensive Coffee, Kupi Luwak?

Have you ever wondered about the most expensive coffee in the world? Let us tell you some interesting facts about it. So, the most expensive coffee in the world is called KUPI LUWAK, and it is made of cats’ excrement. Here is everything you need to know about the most expensive and most refined coffee!

KUPI LUWAK IS ALSO CALLED CIVET COFFEE

The coffee was first found in Philippians. Indonesians pronounce coffee as Kopi. Luwak, on the other hand, is a word for civet cats. This coffee is named Civet Coffee, or KupiLuwakbecause it is obtained from Civet.

What’s the specialty of Civet Coffee?

Civet can only be found in Asia, Africa or southern Europe. Civets are basically carnivorous, but they also like sweet coffee beans. According to the reports, the civet beans are subjected to fermentation and as the animal eats them, these beans pass through the digestive system without any change. This fermentation is what changes the taste of the coffee, and makes it the most expensive coffee across the world.

The unique taste of Civet Coffee

The coffee beans obtained from Civets remain oily even after roasting, and this is the reason they taste better. Civet coffee is stronger and refined than any other coffee in the world. Surprisingly, the coffee bean remains unaffected even after passing through the Civet’s digestive system. Some people claim that Civet coffee tastes like dark chocolate. Others believe that it tasted like caramel but did lacked the typical bitterness of coffee.

How to Collect Civet Beans?

It is not easy to collect Civet Beans as it might seem to some people. One needs to be a professional collector to find these beans. The Civet’s excrements are only found in the dense bushes of mountains. Mountain bushes are the natural environment for Civets. Not everyone can find this ‘treasure,” and only the experienced collectors can track the Civet.

After collecting the Civet beans, these collectors have to wash it in the mountain streams, dry and finally roast like the typical coffee beans.

Price of Civet Coffee

Civet coffee ­ or Kopi Luwak ­ is one of the most costly flavors of coffee in the world. The reason why it is expensive is its exclusivity. The limited coffee beans. The production of Civet Coffee depends on the animal and also the person collecting it. The Philippines only produce half-ton of Kopi Luwak in a year, and this is the reason it is very expensive.  The minimum price of Civet coffee is 320GBP for a kilogram.