The Jacu bird adds another dimension. After collection, each single bean must be extracted from the droppings by hand and washed before it can be de-husked from its protective membrane – hours and hours of additional labor by skilled workers. The difference is striking, if you look at price...
Coffee connoisseurs are known to be willing to shell out large sums of money for a high-quality bean. The high-end beans, such as Kona or Blue Mountain, are known to go for extraordinary sums of money. Then there is Kopi Lowak, reputed to be the most expensive coffee in the world. W...
The thought of an animal eating the coffee cherry, pooping it out, cleaning the coffee bean, and roasting it may sound a bit strange. What on earth could it taste like? The result of all this work is a very flavorful almost fruity coffee that has very little bitterness. During the diges...