blengsing is my life

Kopi luwak coffee comes from the Indonesian Island of Java and Sumatra, an area well known for its excellent coffee. Also native to the area is a small civet-like animal called a Paradoxurus. That's the scientific name, the locals call them luwaks. These little mammals live in the trees and one of their favorite foods is the red, ripe coffee cherry. They eat the cherries , bean and all. While the bean is in the little guy's stomach, it undergoes chemical treatments and fermentations. The bean finishes its journey through the digestive system, and exits. The still-intact beans are collected from the forest floor, and are cleaned, then roasted and ground just like any other coffee.

One must wonder about the circumstances that brought about the first cup of Kopi Luwak coffee. Who would think to (or even want to) collect and roast beans out of animal feces? Perhaps a native figured it was easier to collect the beans from the ground this way, rather than having to work harder and pick them from the trees? We'll likely never know. But because of the strange method of collecting, there isn't much Kopi Luwak produced in the world. The resulting coffee is said to be like no other. It has rich, heavy flavor with hints of caramel or chocolate. Other terms used to describe it are earthy, musty and exotic. The body is almost syrupy and it's very smooth.

Luwak, or civet civet full, happy to look for fruits that are quite good and ripe fruit including coffee as food. With a sensitive sense of smell, the mongoose will pick cherries truly optimal cooked as food, and thereafter, the beans are still hard skin is protected and will come out with undigested civet droppings. This happens because the mongoose has a simple digestive system, so it is hard foods like coffee beans is not digested. The beans like this, in the past until now often hunted by farmers, as is believed to originate from the finest coffee beans have been fermented and naturally in the digestive system Luwak. Luwak coffee aroma and flavor and perfect it felt special among enthusiasts and coffee lovers around the world.