Cat excrement coffee, as its name implies, comes from the feces of civet cats, so it is really made of "cat excrement", which sounds incredible. So why does this disgusting coffee become a world-famous expensive coffee?
Let's take a look at what a civet cat is:
The scientific name of Viverra zibetha, like the well-known civet cat, belongs to the genus Civet, which is distributed in China, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal and other countries, mainly inhabiting tropical rain forests, subtropical shrubs and grasses. National second-class key protected animals.
Civet cats are much bigger than domestic cats. It is good at climbing trees and swimming. Omnivores include small mammals, birds and insects, as well as roots and berries of plants. For example, coffee berries are its favorite food.
The origin of cat excrement coffee
Normal coffee fruits need to be washed or sun-dried, and the outer peel and pulp are removed to obtain the seeds inside, that is, coffee beans, while the peeling method of cat excrement coffee is completely different.
Indonesia imported cat excrement coffee, the packaging is exquisite and elegant, and the quality of coffee is not inferior. When you make a cup of coffee, the consistency is close to syrup, and it has a very special fragrance. After drinking it, there will be a faint mint coolness in your mouth.
When coffee fruits enter the mature season, civets will choose coffee fruits with fully mature and bright red branches. The pulp part of coffee fruit is digested in the stomach of civet cats, while the seed part is too hard to digest and will be excreted with feces. Local farmers will pick up feces in places frequented by civet cats, wash out coffee beans and bake them to become civet cats.
What's so special about cat poop coffee?
The real kopi Luwak comes from wild civet cats, and Luwak has its own unique selection method for coffee cherries. It likes to choose the most mature, sweet, full and juicy coffee fruit in the coffee tree as food. So the beans he picked out are basically good beans, and people are irreplaceable. Good raw bean quality is the first advantage of cat excrement coffee.
Secondly, coffee beans are fermented in the stomach of civets, giving them a bouquet, and protein is destroyed by digestive enzymes. This makes coffee drink without obvious bitterness and other sharp tastes, and it is very soft and smooth, with super mellow degree, which makes kopi luwak feel rich in syrup. This special non-artificial treatment process gives civet a special flavor. But some people say that this coffee is peaceful and has no special taste.