Bali


Luwak - Beastly Coffee?

Those who hasn’t ever heard the name “coffee luwak” (Ind: kopi luwak) aren’t real fans of coffee. In any coffee-related articles this brand is described as the best, the most sophisticated and also the most expensive sort of coffee in the world. There are numerous legends about this chocolate-vanilla thin flavoured drink which is produced using аn asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) which belongs to Viverridae family. Allegedly civets recognize and eat the best and the ripest coffee berries with a bean inside from the plantation. Following fermentation of beans in their stomach improves the taste and reduces bitterness of coffee brew. We decided to observe how do they produce coffee luwak in Bali and describe this without any fairy tales and legends.