India has started producing the world's most expensive coffee.
It is called Civet coffee or the Luwark Coffee.
It is called Civet coffee or the Luwark Coffee.
About Civet Coffee
- It is made from the poop of civet cat.
- This cat is found in the Coorg district of Karnataka.
- Civet cat eats the flesh of the coffee cherries and not the bean.
- Natural enzymes in the civet’s stomach enhance the bean flavour and that’s why this coffee is unique
- It is expensive due to the uncommon method of its production.
- It is produced from the coffee beans digested by the civet cat.
- The faeces are collected, processed and sold.
- This coffee is considered to be more nutritious.
- The high cost involved in sourcing the animal dropping, wastage during processing and quality certification.
- It is highly consumed in Gulf Nations and Europe.
- It is sold for Rs 20,000 to 25,000 per kg in abroad and 8000 per kg in India
- Coorg Consolidated Commodities has started producing the luxury coffee on a small scale
- The coffee is being sold locally under the brand ‘Ainmane’.
- The company sources the animal poop from plantations located close to forest from where civet cats come to eat the ripest coffee bean cherries.
