What animal Poops coffee beans? It is therefore also called civet coffee. It takes its name from its Indonesian origin, Kopi meaning coffee and the Luwak Civet ca. Kopi Luwak… A MUST TRY (At least) ONCE COFFEE!
The word “Kopi” means “coffee” in Balinese, while “Luwak” is the local name for the Palm civet. Unfortunately, most producers of this type of coffee keep the small animals, which we affectingly know as Toddy cats, locked up in cages. Available as whole beans or ground to order. Use our Coffee Finder to track down your ideal variety, or sort our range with our Coffee Sorter.
View our Allergen Advice. On the Kayumas Estate Plantation in Indonesia lives the Luwak or Palm Civet Cat (Paradoxurus Hermaphroditus). The main factor of it’s high price is the uncommon method of producing such a coffee. It has been produced from the coffee beans which have been digested by a certain Indonesian cat-like animal called then palm civet or also civet cat.
Kopi luwak is the world’s most expensive coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet or other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract. A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. Balinese farmers have touted for generations that it is the best-tasting coffee.
