Comments on: Rare Indonesian coffee bean picked from civet droppings http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/01/kopi-luwak/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » When $600-a-pound Coffee Meets the Slow News Day http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/01/kopi-luwak/#comment-2996 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » When $600-a-pound Coffee Meets the Slow News Day Sat, 14 Jul 2007 00:47:13 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=17#comment-2996 [...] was over a year and a half ago when we wrote here about how this was a tired, old, recycled story. For example, kopi luwak coffee was even mentioned on TV episodes of Oprah Winfrey and C.S.I. back [...] [...] was over a year and a half ago when we wrote here about how this was a tired, old, recycled story. For example, kopi luwak coffee was even mentioned on TV episodes of Oprah Winfrey and C.S.I. back [...]

]]> By: Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Towards a segmented quality coffee market http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/01/kopi-luwak/#comment-2311 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Towards a segmented quality coffee market Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:20:24 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=17#comment-2311 [...] The most embarrassing example of this is the ridiculous Kopi Luwak coffee, a favorite subject for producers of local TV news fluff pieces over the past few years. Roasted Kopi Luwak can fetch $100/lb not because of its quality, but rather because there aren’t a lot of Indonesian civets crapping out these novelties. As with many things in life, “expensive” does not always mean “better”. [...] [...] The most embarrassing example of this is the ridiculous Kopi Luwak coffee, a favorite subject for producers of local TV news fluff pieces over the past few years. Roasted Kopi Luwak can fetch $100/lb not because of its quality, but rather because there aren’t a lot of Indonesian civets crapping out these novelties. As with many things in life, “expensive” does not always mean “better”. [...]

]]> By: Coffee and Conservation http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2006/01/kopi-luwak/#comment-304 Coffee and Conservation Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:28:10 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=17#comment-304 <strong>Kopi luwak</strong> What is kopi luwak?In a recent post I mentioned kopi luwak, the coffee that is processed in the digestive tract of a civet cat (usually Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). These animals (found in southeast Asia and related to mongooses, although they look Kopi luwak

What is kopi luwak?In a recent post I mentioned kopi luwak, the coffee that is processed in the digestive tract of a civet cat (usually Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). These animals (found in southeast Asia and related to mongooses, although they look

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