Civet Coffee

cuddlycavies

Heard about this on Nothing to Declare recently. A civet which is like a pine marten eats some coffee beans and passes them. Thats collected and made into coffee. MAD!. Who on earth discovered such a thing?
I believe it's woefully expensive. Anywhere in Dublin it's sold?

RE*AC*TOR

Garbage. Hype.

cuddlycavies

RE*AC*TOR wrote: »

Garbage. Hype.

Imaginative answer:rolleyes:


http://www.firebox.com/product/1077/Civet-Coffee-Kopi-Luwak
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

RE*AC*TOR

It's rubbish coffee popularised by lazy journalism and people who wouldn't know a good coffee if it bit them on the arse. I don't see what imagination has to do with it.

the beer revolu

RE*AC*TOR wrote: »

It's rubbish coffee popularised by lazy journalism and people who wouldn't know a good coffee if it bit them on the arse. I don't see what imagination has to do with it.

Have you tried it??
Presumably, like everything else, there's good and bad civet coffee, no?
Or is it really just a silly gimmick?

RE*AC*TOR

Yes. It's dreck.
Not really, because the cats just eat random, low grade, (including) plenty of robusta , coffee.
Yes.

cuddlycavies

RE*AC*TOR wrote: »

I don't see what imagination has to do with it.

I suppose therein lies the problem. Nobody asked what you thought.:rolleyes:

ch2008

Its pretty bad. Tried a few and they were all kinda lousy. Lots of hype and something coffee proffessionals get tired of answering questions about. Nobody in the specialty industry really takes it seriously. This is a good alternative if you demand excreted coffee though https://www.hasbean.co.uk/pages/Brazil-Camocim-Jacu-Bird-2006%252d2007.html

RE*AC*TOR

cuddlycavies wrote: »

I suppose therein lies the problem. Nobody asked what you thought.:rolleyes:

A fool and his money are soon parted.

cuddlycavies

RE*AC*TOR wrote: »

A fool and his money are soon parted.

Not as quickly as an idiot and his smart assed comments. Apparantly;)

Slaphead07

cuddlycavies wrote: »

Not as quickly as an idiot and his smart assed comments. Apparantly;)

That doesn't make any sense.

Mr Magnolia

It's eaten by a cat, exposed to all the acids in it's digestive system and then crapped out. Hard to imagine that it would taste anything other than... well... crap.

cuddlycavies wrote: »

Not as quickly as an idiot and his smart assed comments. Apparantly;)

This type of comment isn't welcome here. Infracted.

az2wp0sye65487

The O/H bought me a small bag of these beans at Christmas.

I tried it, and it tasted very bitter / sour to be honest.




SSHHHHHHHH!!! Don't tell her though. I said it was lovely... It was a nice thought (from a non-coffee drinker). And I was excited to get them and see what all the fuss was about!

corkage

It's called Kopi Lomak and Java Republic sell it in their headquarters in Ballycoolin Industrial Estate(near Blanchardstown).It will cost you 25 euro for a small pot.
I tried some last summer, and I wasn't very impressed, but if you are a coffee fan it's probably worth the gamble.

az2wp0sye65487

corkage wrote: »

It's called Kopi Lomak and Java Republic sell it in their headquarters in Ballycoolin Industrial Estate(near Blanchardstown).It will cost you 25 euro for a small pot.
I tried some last summer, and I wasn't very impressed, but if you are a coffee fan it's probably worth the gamble.

I thought it was called Kopi Luwak?

corkage

You are correct stevicakes it is indeed Kopi Luwak, one way or the other it's an expensive coffee!