Kopi Luwak in the Netherlands: The Dutch Colonial Coffee Connection
In 1711, the first shipment of Javanese coffee crossed the Indian Ocean to Amsterdam aboard a VOC vessel,…
Read ArticleIn 1711, the first shipment of Javanese coffee crossed the Indian Ocean to Amsterdam aboard a VOC vessel,…
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Read ArticleIn the coffee estates of Coorg, a hilly district in Karnataka’s Western Ghats, a small subset of coffee…
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Read ArticleIn 1969, when the Thai government began encouraging hill tribe farmers in Chiang Rai’s northern highlands to replace…
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In the mountain provinces of northern Luzon, the same small nocturnal animal that produces Indonesia’s most famous coffee…
Read ArticleThe difference between exceptional kopi luwak and unremarkable kopi luwak is often decided before a single bean reaches…
Read ArticleA roastmaster in Yogyakarta who has been roasting kopi luwak since 1998 uses a drum roaster loaded to…
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