Civet coffee: From Pooh to Brew – Their Lips To Yours!
Poop Coffee, Bucket List Coffee, Kopi Luwak, Kape Alamid – these are some of the many names for the coffee beans that have already passed through the digestive tract of an animal called the Civet, defecated, and then gathered up to be lightly roasted and sold for your coffee-drinking pleasure.
Also see: Adventures of a Civet Coffee Hunter
Now without further ado: The Top Ten Reasons To Drink Animal-Processed Coffee
1) The best part of waking up is poop in your cup. Bottoms Up!
2) Where else can you pay so much for poop? Civet coffee is rare and expensive, costing up to $1,200 per pound, and it is good to the last dropping!
3) These fresh-laid coffee beans that are sun-dried and lightly roasted are best enjoyed steaming hot, just like when the beans were laid.
4) The Civet animal is not a cat or a weasel. So then what is it? Only a journey into the world of Civet Coffee will help you come closer to finding out more clues about this mysterious beast!
Also see: The Top Ten Coffees in the World
5) The Civet digests most of the coffee cherry’s outer fruit before depositing the Civet biscuits. The least we can do is gather up these thoughtful gifts and enjoy the fresh flavor of the “End Product”!
6) Unsanitary?? Nahhh! The stomach digestion processes of Civets are said to take care of any bacterial contamination. Plus, any material left on the beans will be made nice and “crusty” during the roasting!
7) For people who have a hard time with commitment, some coffee houses sell Civet Coffee by the pile, I mean cup. Civet Coffee is also great for people who are anally retentive – remember what comes around goes around! Try a crappucino, or may be get it decrappinated.
If so many people like pre-pooped coffee, well then it MUST be good! Thousands of gourmet coffee lovers can’t be wrong…. can they? Sphinct about it! Search the jungle floor for the Mother Load!
9) Civets are picky eaters and choose only the most delicious ripe red coffee berries during their fussy foraging. Since Civets work for themselves and are not paid by the hour, they never take any shortcuts as they search for optimally delectable treats.
10) Once you develop a taste for this scatological delicacy you will be able to explore a whole array of other pre-digested coffee beans. Your options include Kopi Muncak from the wild Muntjac, or barking deer and the petite pellets of the Jacu bird. Who knows what other animals’ tushes you will tap in the future! Easy Fido!
The Bottom Line
Civet Coffee beans are coated with a magic secret sauce that has been mysteriously infused into the porous beans as they marinate deep in the bowels of an amazing animal. From poo to brew! What could be better? See for yourself!
Tip for Civet Coffee Drinkers: If you are serving premium poop coffee to impress your significant other and they are so impressed they want to give you a kiss, ask them to please brush their teeth first.
Exploring the World’s Finest Gourmet Coffees
To brew the perfect cup of coffee see our section on Brewing Civet Coffee and also our tips for Coffee Brewing in general. We also provide detailed coffee taste profiles of all the finest premium coffees from around the world.
Learn about the history of coffee from the first discovery until the present day in the World’s Best History of Coffee. Coffee connoisseurs can get detailed definitions of coffee terms in the Coffee and Espresso Glossary.
To brew an amazing, aromatic shot of espresso see Pulling A Perfect Espresso Shot and Barista Guide to Perfect Lattes and Cappuccinos, then check out the detailed instructions in our Espresso Drink Recipes.
Civet Coffees from Around the Globe
Civet Coffee is produced by various countries including:
Philippine Civet Coffee (including Bantai Civet Coffee and Arengga Civet Coffee); Vietnam Civet Coffee; Indonesian Civet Coffee; and Simulated Civet Coffee. Also see Beware of Fake Civet Coffee.
Also see Civet Coffee Body, Flavors, and Aromatic Qualities; Civet Coffee From Tree to Cup; Civet Coffee – Buying the World’s Most Expensive Coffee; Civet Coffee FAQ; The Asian Palm Civet; Civet Coffee – What Happens to the Bean in the Civet’s Stomach; and Jacu Bird Coffee.
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