subject: Kopi Luwak – A New Tradition In Classic Coffee Flavours [print this page] Kopi Luwak A New Tradition In Classic Coffee Flavours
It is unfortunate that many of us tend to look at coffee as comprising just a handful of the well-known flavours that we've tasted so many times already. Yes, we sometimes do get other flavours like coffee laced with chocolate, or almond, or even fruit-flavoured varieties, but they taste rather artificial and strained. After all, any coffee that doesn't taste natural can be such a disappointment.
Connoisseurs of coffee can now regale in the fact that recent research into coffee flavours has yielded many new exciting varieties that they can enjoy. They are natural-tasting yet offer you a distinctive taste that you haven't tasted before.
Kopi luwak is one such variety that coffee lovers from around the globe are going gaga over. This variety of coffee hails from Indonesia and is made from coffee berry beans that have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet, and then passed through its digestive tract. This process of digestion lends Kopi Luwak its distinctive taste because when these beans pass through the civet's stomach, they are injected with proteolytic enzymes that make shorter peptides and produce extra free amino acids.
The beans are passed out through the bowels which are then collected, thoroughly rinsed and washed, dried in the sun, roasted lightly and brewed. All this lends a very unique taste to the coffee made with these beans which is less bitter than regular coffee.
Kopi Luwak is widely considered as the most expensive variety of coffee and is indigenous to the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago and the Philippines. It is also produced in East Timor, and elsewhere in the world but using artificial flavouring methods. It sells for between US $100 and $600 per pound. It is sold by weight mainly in Japan and the United States and served in Southeast Asian coffeehouses by the cup which can cost anywhere between US $20 to $40 per cup.
Other exciting coffee varieties that you can taste include the popular Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee, Galapagos Santa Cruz Estate coffee ,kona coffee , Canary Islands Finca La Corcovada coffee and more. Each offers a distinctive flavour and aroma that every coffee enthusiast will relish.
