WFAA8

It's time to put down the civet-poop coffee

BANGKOK, Thailand — Perhaps you’ve heard of “kopi luwak,” the world’s priciest coffee. And perhaps you know its main claim to notoriety: The drink is brewed from beans swallowed and excreted by civets ...
Business Insider

Coffee beans made from civet poop is big money in Bali. But PETA says tourists should avoid it as the animals are kept in cages and fed rotten berries.

Kopi luwak is a coffee delicacy made from civet feces and is popular in Bali. A PETA investigation found civets kept in cages where workers harvest their feces. The kopi luwak industry is big business ...
WBAL

Civet Cat Poop Coffee, the World’s Most Expensive, Brews Up Animal Rights Controversy

(DENPASAR, Bali) — The most expensive coffee in the world is harvested from a place where the sun don’t shine. It’s an exotic delicacy called Kopi Luwak, made from coffee beans found in the droppings ...
PBS

Is Civet Coffee Made From "Cat Poo"?

But amongst a growing group of coffee connoisseurs, theres one type of coffee that Indonesia is particularly famous for. Its the home of Kopi Luwak, or civet coffee. Infamous for its high price and ...
Forbes

The Complexity of Civet Coffee Goes Well Beyond Your Palate

Civet coffee is highly prized for its unique flavor and rarity, but consumption comes with ethical questions. Wildlife smuggling routes exist all throughout Asia as do criminal smuggling enterprises ...
Nature

This luxury ‘cat poo’ coffee has a unique flavour: what’s behind it?

It has been described as nutty, chocolatey, earthy and even fishy: a wildly expensive coffee that can sell for more than 100 times the price of regular brews, made from beans eaten and excreted by ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Here's The Scoop On Cat Poop Coffee

Would you pay $25 for one ounce of coffee from beans that traveled an animal's intestinal system? Many people do, and like it, although I'm not so... I can't remember when I first heard about what I ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Now A Test Can Tell If Your Pricey Cup Of Cat Poop Coffee Is Fake

1 of 6 — In the wild, the civet "cat" is naturally drawn to the best, ripe fruits on the coffee plant; that's why, effectively, they would produce the best beans, in small batches. 2 of 6 — A coffee ...
Ars Technica

Fermentation is key to coffee beans gleaned from civet feces

I have a crazy idea. I wonder if the to 10 popular OF workers could swallow coffee beans and then sell them as they pass through. I bet it would sell for tons of money. Free business idea. Click to ...
Ars Technica

Fermentation is key to coffee beans gleaned from civet feces | Page 3 | Ars OpenForum

Supposedly the wild civet derived coffee tastes better because the animals do the original selection, thereby weeding out the poor quality sources. The caged animals eat what they're given which will ...
Yahoo

Coffee beans made from civet poop is big money in Bali. But PETA says tourists should avoid it as the animals are kept in cages and fed rotten berries.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kopi luwak is a coffee delicacy made from civet feces and is popular in Bali. A PETA investigation found civets kept in cages ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Now A Test Can Tell If Your Pricey Cup Of Cat Poop Coffee Is Fake

The world's most expensive coffee can cost $600 a pound, and it comes from — there's no delicate way to put it — civet poop. But how do you... From gross to gourmet. That pretty much sums up civet ...