Coffee Beans Kopi Luwak

Legend has it that Kopi Luwak (translation from Indonesian - coffee from Civet cat) was discovered in the 19th century. At that time, Indonesia was a colony of the Netherlands that produced coffee. Local workers were forbidden to pick up the coffee cherries for themselves. No one could forbid animals to eat what they liked though. And hungry Civet cats swallowed up the best ripe cherries, and without digesting properly the coffee beans, they discarded them with their stools. Before that, the coffee beans wеre enriched with enzymes in the digestive tract of the animal. And it is them that impartеd a bitter taste of coffee. It turned out that coffee had a rich aroma and a refined flavor. Today, Kopi Luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world, mainly because of its unique origin. This coffee comes from Indonesia, where the civet lives. Several tons of coffee beans with the name Kopi Luwak are collected annually. Quality varies depending on whether the beans are Arabica or Robusta.