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Kopi Luwak

Tuesday, 07. 27. 2010  –  Category: Uncategorized  –  No Comments

Things are a little a fluster here at TampTamp HQ thanks to today’s NY Daily News story about civet coffee. We’re always grateful for the press, and today’s story is no exception. I did want to take a bit of time to discuss what civet coffee is and why this story comes up so often.
Civet coffee, otherwise known as Kopi Luwak, is frequently cited as the most expensive coffee in the world. And why is it so expensive? There are two main reasons:
The first is that it is extremely expensive to produce. Cat-like animals called civets are raised and fed ripe coffee cherries, with then pass through their digestive systems and are then cleaned, dried, [...]