The Origin of Kopi Luwak

Kopi Luwak, the scientific name Muscat Coffee, is produced in Indonesia. Many people scoff at the name "Kopi Luwak" and have no idea of drinking it. In fact, it is one of the most expensive coffee in the world. The price per pound is as high as several hundred dollars. The flavor is very unique and particularly thick and mellow. Let's take a look at the origin of Kopi Luwak.

The Origin of Kopi Luwak

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

The price of Kopi Luwak

The Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, producing only 500 pounds a year, many times more than Blue Mountain Coffee, and a 4-ounce Kopi Luwak can sell for $168 (about 1400 yuan). The rarity of this kind of coffee is that it comes from the droppings of a wild musk cat in Indonesia. In order to get precious "cat poop coffee beans", local farmers in Indonesia will put the civets into cages to feed themselves. some coffee merchants have simply packed an island to keep these cats, so that they can enjoy the natural environment of sunshine and rain. There are local farmers in Indonesia who catch coconut cats to raise and feed coffee beans to make, but there are still some differences between artificial cultivation and natural ones.

The production of Kopi Luwak

1. After Indonesians remove the silver-gray film on the appearance of coffee beans, wash them with water, dry them in the sun, and then stir-fry them, they become cat shit coffee beans.

2. Only about 150 grams of coffee beans can be extracted from a jin of civets' feces, which will cause 20% loss in the roasting process. Due to the unique raw materials and production process, this kind of coffee can be said to be very rare. No more than 400 kilograms of coffee beans are supplied worldwide every year.

3. Traditionally, the coffee fruit is washed or tanned to remove the excess parts and take out the coffee beans, but Kopi Luwak obtains the coffee beans by using its natural fermentation in the civet, so it has a unique flavor.