Article: World's most expensive coffee

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In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is helping to excrete some of the world's most expensive coffee.

Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the palate, the exotic new brew is made from beans eaten by Thai elephants and plucked a day later from their dung.

 

[Azbubu]

First the civets and now the elephants. What next?

 

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In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is helping to excrete some of the world's most expensive coffee.

That **** could taste like rainbows and I still wouldn't touch it.

 

[daveza]

Poorly written headline.

it's also among the world's priciest.

As far as I know Kopi Luwak is still the most expensive bean.

 

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I wonder who was the first guy that decided to grind beans and make coffee from elephant dung?

Probably some Thai guy that thought let's put one over these Westerners

 

[Eskomisaloser]

First the civets and now the elephants. What next?

Naked Molerat Dung Coffee

 

[Azbubu]

Poorly written headline.



As far as I know Kopi Luwak is still the most expensive bean.

I think this is more expenisve.

 

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Kopi Luwak Premium Grade

R3000 / $400 (1000 grams Arabica - makes 200 cups @ R15 a cup)

more pricing here

 

[Azbubu]

Kopi Luwak Premium Grade

R3000 / $400 (1000 grams Arabica - makes 200 cups @ R15 a cup)

more pricing here

The most expensive works out to R32.50 a cup? That's not bad. Some restaurants charge more than that for regular coffee

 

[daveza]

Wiki says -

Kopi luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between US$100 and $600 per pound.

Some specialty coffee shops sell cups of brewed kopi luwak for US$35-$80.

- that's an average R570 per cup !

but...

The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) claims that almost all kopi luwak available for sale is counterfeit, as 50 times more kopi luwak is sold than produced.

 

[Azbubu]

Yep, mostly just cat **** coffee.

 

[Mephisto_Helix]

Yuppie bullshyte ........

 

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Yuppie bullshyte ........

The origin of kopi luwak is closely connected with the history of coffee production in Indonesia. In the early 18th century the Dutch established the cash-crop coffee plantations in their colony in the Dutch East Indies islands of Java and Sumatra, including Arabica coffee introduced from Yemen. During the era of Cultuurstelsel (1830—1870), the Dutch prohibited the native farmers and plantation workers from picking coffee fruits for their own use. Still, the native farmers wanted to have a taste of the famed coffee beverage. Soon, the natives learned that certain species of musang or luwak (Asian Palm Civet) consumed the coffee fruits, yet they left the coffee seeds undigested in their droppings. The natives collected these luwaks' coffee seed droppings, then cleaned, roasted and ground them to make their own coffee beverage.[8] The fame of aromatic civet coffee spread from locals to Dutch plantation owners and soon became their favorite, yet because of its rarity and unusual process, the civet coffee was expensive even in colonial times.

yeah, right

 

[FlatspinZA]

Jasus, people are not lekker!

 

[Eskomisaloser]

This really proves people have sh*tty tastes

 

[daveza]

Jasus, people are not lekker!

These shoes cost R50,000 - perfect for wearing while sipping a R 600 cup of pooped coffee.

 

[FlatspinZA]

These shoes cost R50,000 - perfect for wearing while sipping a R 600 cup of pooped coffee.

Someone needs a smack upside the head for even contemplating spending that amount of money on a pair of shoes.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

First c*t coffee, now ellyphant coffee, what's next?

Malema coffee?

 

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Someone needs a smack upside the head for even contemplating spending that amount of money on a pair of shoes.

yes she does