The "Hottest" Coffee

The coffee beans used to make civet coffee comes from an animal. Surprised?  The civet animal is a mammal that has cat-like features that inhabits the forests of Bali, Sulawesi, and Sumatra in Indonesia.

In Indonesia, civet coffee is called Kopi Luwak. The term “Kopi” means coffee while “Luwak” is the civet animal in local term.

So how does this animal come up with the most expensive coffee beans? It simply defecates!

Yes  you have read it right. The civet animal defecates the coffee bean that is used to make civet coffee. The animal feeds on coffee berries and digestive process inside the animal’s body exposes the flavour that the civet coffee has.

I  personally have not yet got the chance to taste the civet coffee. But according to those who claim that they already have say that the civet coffee is very aromatic and leaves your mouth with a minty taste. In addition, the bitterness that a coffee usually has is greatly lessened.

So how much, let’s say, should I pay if I wanted to taste the most expensive coffee in the world? (Drum roll please!)

If you are an avid coffee lover or just someone who likes to brag to your friends that you have tasted the most expensive coffee in the world then it helps to know that you should at least shell out about $50 for every cup to be able to experience this one of a kind coffee.

Civet droppings being very hard to find and the low production of these beans makes this coffee very expensive!