Kopi Luwak vs Kape Alamid: Two Civet Coffees, One Clear Winner
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) ranges across South and Southeast Asia — from the Cordillera highlands of…
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Civet, elephant, weasel, and other animal-processed coffees
Kopi Luwak vs Black Ivory Coffee: The World’s Two Animal-Processed Coffees Compared
Kopi luwak uses wild civets in Java. Black Ivory uses elephants in Thailand. Both are rare and expensive.…
Read ArticleIs Kopi Luwak Cruel? The Ethics of Civet Coffee Explained
In September 2013, a BBC undercover investigation documented palm civets held in wire cages on Indonesian coffee farms,…
Read ArticleWhat Animal Makes Kopi Luwak? Meet the Asian Palm Civet
The Asian palm civet — Paradoxurus hermaphroditus — weighs between 2 and 5 kilograms, sleeps through the day…
Read ArticleAsian Palm Civet Conservation: Protecting Kopi Luwaks Source
The IUCN Red List has classified the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) as “Least Concern” since 2008 —…
Read ArticleHonduran Coati Coffee: Central America’s Civet Coffee Alternative
In Honduras’s Marcala region — a highland coffee district that gained DOP (Denominación de Origen Protegida) status in…
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In 2006, Henrique Sloper noticed something strange on his Camocim estate in Pedra Azul, Espírito Santo. The Jacu…
Read ArticleThailand’s Civet Coffee: Production & Where to Find It
In 1969, when the Thai government began encouraging hill tribe farmers in Chiang Rai’s northern highlands to replace…
Read ArticleInside a Civet’s Stomach: How Digestion Creates Kopi Luwak
In October 2025, a team of researchers published a study in Scientific Reports (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-21545-x) that finally put…
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