adamrossbarker
The rarest coffee in the world
Carl had this, of course. As we established in college, he is a "connoisseur of fine things."
In case you have difficulty reading the packages, there are two types of coffee:
- Civet coffee: The civets eat the coffee beans, digest them, then expel them as solid waste. Someone harvests the waste and turns it into coffee. So, yes, it's civet-shit coffee. According to the package, this gives the coffee a "delicate" flavor.
- Weasel coffee: Much like the civet coffee, except that the weasels regurgitate the beans after partial digestion. According to the package, the weasel digestion/regurgitation process imparts a "surprising delicious chocolatey taste."
We didn't actually have any last night, though I surely will next time I'm up to visit.
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update 4/3/2010:
I've since had Kopi Luwak on a couple of other occasions. Sadly, the brewing conditions were not the best-- the stuff is very expensive, and I usually want to share it with anyone who expresses interest.
That said, I've always tasted it brewed through a french press. The variety I've tried, from Edible, comes pre-ground, and seems to be a fairly light roast. It's a very mellow coffee, low acidity, with a nice nut flavor. If it weren't $25/cup, I'd have it more often.
The rarest coffee in the world
Carl had this, of course. As we established in college, he is a "connoisseur of fine things."
In case you have difficulty reading the packages, there are two types of coffee:
- Civet coffee: The civets eat the coffee beans, digest them, then expel them as solid waste. Someone harvests the waste and turns it into coffee. So, yes, it's civet-shit coffee. According to the package, this gives the coffee a "delicate" flavor.
- Weasel coffee: Much like the civet coffee, except that the weasels regurgitate the beans after partial digestion. According to the package, the weasel digestion/regurgitation process imparts a "surprising delicious chocolatey taste."
We didn't actually have any last night, though I surely will next time I'm up to visit.
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update 4/3/2010:
I've since had Kopi Luwak on a couple of other occasions. Sadly, the brewing conditions were not the best-- the stuff is very expensive, and I usually want to share it with anyone who expresses interest.
That said, I've always tasted it brewed through a french press. The variety I've tried, from Edible, comes pre-ground, and seems to be a fairly light roast. It's a very mellow coffee, low acidity, with a nice nut flavor. If it weren't $25/cup, I'd have it more often.