There are many legends about Kopi Luwak coffee, which is known as the coffee produced from cat feces and can be considered one of the strangest and most special coffees in the world. In this article, we will examine Kopi Luwak coffee (sometimes called sivet coffee) in detail.
Some people believe this specialty coffee is the best in the world, but there's one big reason you should stay away from it, and it has nothing to do with its impressive price. Read on to find out what Kopi Luwak coffee is and why you probably shouldn't drink it.
What is Kopi Luwak Coffee?
Kopi Luwak, “asian palm treeIt is the famous Indonesian coffee digested by an animal called . Sivet is a cat-like animal that wanders the Balinese forests at night, eating ripe coffee cherries and defecating coffee beans. The beans defecated by the Sivet are then collected, cleaned and roasted. Conclusion? Kopi Luwak is also called sivet cat coffee or coffee produced from cat feces.
The history of Kopi Luwak coffee begins in the 1700s, when the Dutch established the first coffee plantations in Sumatra and Java. According to legend, locals noticed wild animals eating ripe coffee cherries and defecating the beans. Since they were not allowed to harvest coffee beans on their own, they began brewing coffee from these discarded beans.
This specialty coffee began appearing on America's gourmet coffee scene in the 1990s. This is the famous coffee book “Coffee: A Dark HistoryIt was thanks to Anthony Wild, author of “. These special beans were soon featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and in the movie The Bucket List starring Jack Nicholson.

Is Kopi Luwak the World's Most Expensive Coffee?
Kopi Luwak has remained popular for many years. Besides its unique (!) production process, there is another thing it is famous for: its price. Kopi Luwak is described as "the most expensive coffee in the world". So is it really so? In the US, a cup of Kopi Luwak coffee sells for prices ranging from 35 to 100 dollars. The price per kilogram of coffee can vary between 100 and 600 dollars. That's 20 to 60 times more expensive than the average coffee.
Why Would You Want to Drink Cat Feces Coffee?
Cat feces coffee may sound gross, but there's a reason why Kopi Luwak is so popular. The claim is that, unlike human coffee pickers, wild animals only eat the best, ripe coffee cherries, so you don't get poor quality, immature beans. Additionally, enzymes in the digestive system of the ivet change the coffee beans, resulting in a smoother coffee.
As the coffee cherries pass through the stomach of the Asian palm cypress, the cherries are completely stripped of their fruity outer surfaces. This is a very thorough washing process that prepares the beans for drying and roasting. Since there is no fruit left in the seed, mold does not form. This whole process results in a better coffee.

Why You Shouldn't Drink Kopi Luwak?
The problem with Kopi Luwak coffee is that it is not as natural as it is often described. As you can imagine, finding free-range Kopi Luwak is a laborious task, with negative consequences for the business's bottom line.
As a result, the most common process is to remove wild sivets from the wild and keep them in small cages on coffee plantations. According to the researchers, these coffee plantations do not universally meet pet welfare standards in areas such as hygiene, shelter and mobility. Sivets are nocturnal, shy animals, and many coffee plantations allow tourists to view them in their cages. They may also force-feed the sivet cherries or hold them on uncomfortable wire surfaces. And sivets' limited coffee-only diet can lead to malnutrition and other health problems.
Another problem is that many coffees sold as Kopi Luwak are not actually genuine. With prices for this specialty coffee so high, it's no surprise that coffee sellers want to take advantage of it, whether they have access to sivet or not.
As a result, centuries ago, using wild Sivet cats to process coffee may have led to better coffee results. However, today coffee harvesting and processing methods have improved so much that you can probably achieve better results with more modern methods.
Note: To get detailed information about coffee production processes, see the article published on the HORECA TREND website.From Bean to Cup: Coffee ProductionYou can read our article titled "