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Most Expensive Coffee in the World - Kopi Luwak $160lb.

The Most Expensive Coffee in the world Kopi Luwak costs $160 per pound. It stands as a rare and gourmet coffee from Indonesia. Famous around the world for its unique taste. The term Kopi stands as the Indonesian word for coffee and Luwak is the local name of the Asian Palm Civet. The civets eat the raw red coffee berries but the beans inside pass through their system undigested. The raw red berries are considered part of a normal diet along with insects, small mammals, reptiles and more.

The original Kopi Luwak collected from the nature is usually in the form of Civet’s fesses, which is then run through exclusive and particular process so that top quality and authentic Kopi Luwak beans are produced.

In the process, the inner bean of the berry is not digested, but it has been proposed that enzymes deep in the stomach of the civet add to the coffee’s flavor by breaking down the proteins that give coffee its bitter taste. The beans are first cleaned, then washed and are given only a light roast in order to retain the complex flavors that develop through the process.

This process mainly takes place on the island of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi in the Indonesian archipelago, in the Philippines and in East Timor. Vietnam also boasts of similar type of coffee, called weasel coffee, made from coffee berries, which have been regurgitated by local weasels. These days captured civets are fed raw berries, the feces produced are then processed and the coffee beans are then offered for sale.

Now if you are bit concerned about the serving method of Kopi Luwak, lets assure you that the serving method of Kopi Luwak is very similar to serving ordinary coffee in general. The best Kopi Luwak is served by adding 8 grams of original roasted Kopi Luwak powder into 150cc of hot water. Well it would be better if you avoid using still boiling water since this could degrade the aroma and taste of Kopi Luwak by its vapor.