Comments on: Kopi Luwack : Extreme Coffee in Sumatra http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/kopi-luwack-extreme-coffee-in-sumatra/ Travel Tales and Photos from around the world off the beaten track Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: stephen http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/kopi-luwack-extreme-coffee-in-sumatra/#comment-13600 stephen Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:55:55 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/kopi-luwack-extreme-coffee-in-sumatra/#comment-13600 I'd love to try this stuff; I've read about it in so many places and am yet to get my hands on some. I’d love to try this stuff; I’ve read about it in so many places and am yet to get my hands on some.

]]> By: Scott Drummond http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/kopi-luwack-extreme-coffee-in-sumatra/#comment-10884 Scott Drummond Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:41:07 +0000 http://www.roadlesstravelled.com.au/kopi-luwack-extreme-coffee-in-sumatra/#comment-10884 I've had the pleasure of sampling Kopi Luwak. A coffee lover in Melbourne I know travels across the world to buy single origin beans from fantastic growers. He brought back a tiny amount of beans from a trip to Sumatra and we tried the famous coffee. I have to say it was delicious, but my friend Mark did mention that the quality of true Kopi Luwak can vary tremendously as a result of the many different ways in which it is 'prepared'. It's hard to talk about a standard for this strange coffee, because the production processes aren't controlled. It's one of those things I'm happy to say I've done in my life - ticked the Kopi Luwak box if you like - but there's absolutely no way you'd catch me paying £50 a cup or any of the other insane prices quoted for this coffee. Sure, scarcity raises costs, but to charge that much for a cup of coffee is just plain daft. The only thing stupider is the people who pay it! I’ve had the pleasure of sampling Kopi Luwak. A coffee lover in Melbourne I know travels across the world to buy single origin beans from fantastic growers. He brought back a tiny amount of beans from a trip to Sumatra and we tried the famous coffee.

I have to say it was delicious, but my friend Mark did mention that the quality of true Kopi Luwak can vary tremendously as a result of the many different ways in which it is ‘prepared’. It’s hard to talk about a standard for this strange coffee, because the production processes aren’t controlled.

It’s one of those things I’m happy to say I’ve done in my life – ticked the Kopi Luwak box if you like – but there’s absolutely no way you’d catch me paying £50 a cup or any of the other insane prices quoted for this coffee. Sure, scarcity raises costs, but to charge that much for a cup of coffee is just plain daft. The only thing stupider is the people who pay it!

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