I am from this little coffee hill called Yercaud, in South India. It is this beautiful hill station with families owning coffee plantations for generations. I grew up in one such family and I have always woken up to freshly brewed coffee smell wafting through the house. This coffee was processed on our own land and had no chicory in it. Till date I think that is the best coffee.
I had heard about kopiluwak before. Kopiluwak is coffee beans that has been eaten by a civet in Indonesia, passed out in its faeces, processed and packed for consumption. And people say it tastes amazing. I have been curious to try it but a pack costs anywhere between US$100 - $600. Besides, where do I go hunting for such expensive coffee in India.
Coming to present times, this is where the real story starts about my experience. Day before yesterday, after my husband came back from work, he asked me if I knew what the world's most expensive coffee was. OF COURSE I DID!! It is Kopiluwak. He said someone had left a pack of it in his office (if I worked in my husband's office I would make this man/ women my friend) and asked if I would like a satchel to try it. My answer was YES!! He could not understand how anyone would want to drink coffee that was passed out of an animal's rectum. Leaving the horrible details, he did bring a pack home.
Today I got to brew it. It smells good even before you brew it, and it is smells amazingly good once brewed. The taste is coffee- liously delicious ( I know there is no word like that, but this deserves a word all its own) and if I could I would buy Kopiluwak, but unfortunately, I am not an eccentric billionaire to throw money away on expensive coffee.
Now even I get to say, "Hey, you know what, I have tasted Kopiluwak!". If you love your coffee and if you ever get the chance to taste kopiluwak, forget about the process involved and drink the coffee, you WILL NOT regret the experience.
And Pssst, nothing tastes better than coffee grown in your family's backyard ;)
If you want to know the full process for Kopiluwak, you can read it here.
I had heard about kopiluwak before. Kopiluwak is coffee beans that has been eaten by a civet in Indonesia, passed out in its faeces, processed and packed for consumption. And people say it tastes amazing. I have been curious to try it but a pack costs anywhere between US$100 - $600. Besides, where do I go hunting for such expensive coffee in India.
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| I got a satchel of Al's original (the black pack). |
Today I got to brew it. It smells good even before you brew it, and it is smells amazingly good once brewed. The taste is coffee- liously delicious ( I know there is no word like that, but this deserves a word all its own) and if I could I would buy Kopiluwak, but unfortunately, I am not an eccentric billionaire to throw money away on expensive coffee.
Now even I get to say, "Hey, you know what, I have tasted Kopiluwak!". If you love your coffee and if you ever get the chance to taste kopiluwak, forget about the process involved and drink the coffee, you WILL NOT regret the experience.
And Pssst, nothing tastes better than coffee grown in your family's backyard ;)
If you want to know the full process for Kopiluwak, you can read it here.
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