Kopi Luwak Fermentation: How Long Does It Take?
The transformation that makes kopi luwak distinctive happens in a window of roughly 12 to 36 hours —…
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How Kopi Luwak Beans Are Hand-Sorted
After the civet does its work and the beans are cleaned and dried, a skilled sorter sits down…
Read ArticleWhy Coffee Experts Disagree About Kopi Luwak
Tim Carman, writing for the Washington Post, called kopi luwak “one of the world’s most overhyped — and…
Read ArticleCoffee Tourism in Indonesia: Beyond Bali
Most visitors to Indonesia arrive in Bali, see a civet in a cage surrounded by tourist signage, pay…
Read ArticleIs Kopi Luwak Halal? A Comprehensive Islamic Perspective
On July 20, 2010, Indonesia’s Majelis Ulama Indonesia — the country’s highest Islamic scholarly authority — issued Fatwa…
Read ArticleIs Kopi Luwak Overrated? An Honest Assessment
In February 2014, a specialty coffee shop in Grand Rapids, Michigan, ran a blind taste test. They sourced…
Read ArticleSpecialty Coffee Grades — Where Kopi Luwak Ranks
The Specialty Coffee Association’s cupping protocol assigns scores on a 100-point scale across ten attributes: fragrance/aroma, flavor, aftertaste,…
Read ArticleIndonesian Coffee Beans Ranking — Why Kopi Luwak Leads
Indonesia produced 760,000 metric tons of coffee in 2023, making it the world’s fourth-largest coffee producer after Brazil,…
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Coffee Scrub Benefits: What To Do With Your Kopi Luwak Grounds
The average coffee drinker produces about 11 pounds of spent grounds per year. Most of it ends up…
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