Civet coffee

Subject

Civet coffee

Type

Coffee

Origin

Civet

Production process

Civet eats ripe coffee beans

Civet digests coffee beans

Coffee beans are excreted

Coffee beans are harvested

Coffee beans are roasted

Characteristics

Delicious flavor

Rare

Value

Expensive

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Civet coffee is produced mainly in Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Civet coffee is said to have a particularly delicious flavor due to the civet digesting some enzymes in the coffee beans.

Civet coffee is an expensive type of coffee, with an average selling price of around $100/kg.

Habitat

Civet coffee is typically produced in tropical forests, where civets are found.

Diet

Civets are omnivores, and their diet includes fruit, insects, and small animals, in addition to coffee beans.

Production

Civet coffee is produced by harvesting the coffee beans that civets have excreted. The beans are then washed, dried, and roasted.

Flavor

Civet coffee has a unique flavor that is described as being smooth, chocolatey, and nutty.