The World’s Most Expensive Coffee Is actually Cat Poop But You’ll Be Shocked At The Tragedy behind it

12Two types of kopi luwak coffee production

Today in Vietnam and Philippines; there are two types of farming of kopi luwak. When many still resort to captive farming in Indonesia and Sumatra which is the biggest producer of Kopi Luwak of the Arabic type, there are farms in Dak Lak Vietnam and Mindanao Island Philippines that keeps only wild civets for kopi luwak production.

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13More than taste it is purchased for its rarity

Several tasting experiments in the US yielded results that there wasn’t really anything special in Kopi Luwak coffee except for its slightly acidic taste. Moreover, it was purchased more for its rarity and novel production method rather than flavor. There are experiments on in the University of Florida who has also acquired a patent on producing coffee with the similar flavor of Kopi Luwak while a Brooklyn startup has managed to replicate the flavor with an improved nutritional value. 

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14It’s time to cut the crap

Genuine kopi Luwak coffee is extremely difficult to purchase which is why it is so expensive. Cheaper variants are most probably fakes which is why one should exercise precaution while purchasing. In fact, instead of enjoying kopi luwak, people worldwide should follow Tony Wild, the man responsible for bringing Kopi Luwak to the western world. He no longer drinks kopi luwak coffee because of the cruelty factor in its commercialized production. He even launched a campaign called “cut the crap” to stop the production of the worlds crap coffee. 

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