Civet Cat Coffee Process

Civet coffee has more to do with the process it goes through although many people prefer the flavor when its made from excreted arabica beans.

Civet cat coffee process. The fame of cat shit coffee came from the principle that after spending about 30 hours in the digestive system of the animal the coffee beans come out with a cleaner flavor smoother less acidic and bitter and with a heavier body. These animals tend to eat the fruit from coffee plants. Kopi Luwak coffee is the most expensive exclusive coffee in the world.

Tropical forests in Asia are disappearing rapidly and as a result civet cats are becoming endangered species. The civets digestion process neutralizes and removes the coffee beans acidity and these acidic compounds are essential for a coffees flavor and sweetness. The droppings are collected and the coffee beans are washed roasted.

At this point we re-dry the beans again. Or rather its made from coffee beans that are partially digested and then pooped out by the civet a catlike creatureA. During this process the enzymes found in the civets stomach alter the flavour of the bean making it richer smoother and more earthy with chocolate undertones.

Coffee cherries pass through the civets gut where the fruit is absorbed. When the fruit passes through. Interestingly some inconsistency with kopi luwak flavours and quality is quite obvious owing to the rigorousness of the processing and depending on civet.

Its the worlds most expensive coffee and its made from poop. The primary selling point for cat poop coffee is its downfall. Civet coffee is made from beans digested and defecated by the Asian palm civet cat.

Civet is a cousin species to wild cat and mongoose as coffee Berries are Civet favorites being eaten passing through their digestive tract Paradoxurus Hermaphroditus removing the acidity of the Coffee Berries. To be created a civet must consume coffee beans and the beans must pass through the animals digestive track. From here a farmer or coffee harvester would grab the defecated beans and begin processing them.