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.…
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Civet, elephant, weasel, and other animal-processed coffees
Is 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…
Read ArticleJacu Bird Coffee: Brazil’s Answer to Kopi Luwak
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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