Favourite Coffee Blend

mich_m said:
Anybody tried this yet?

Kopi Luwak at Haas (Cape Town)

You can now enjoy a cup of one of the world’s most expensive coffees, Kopi Luwak (R80 a cup or R2 850 a kilogram) at a new boutique roastery and espresso bar in Rose Street, Bo-Kaap, with all its coffees sourced by Strictly Coffee. Kopi Luwak (from Indonesia) is a rare and naturally sweet-tasting bean that has been through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet which removes all traces of bitterness. It has a caramel-chocolate taste and a must-try for your bucket-list. Haas also stocks Jamaican Blue Mountain, which carries a globally protected certification mark of origin, for R60 a cup or R1 824 a kilogram. It has a subtle and nutty flavour with a lightly sweet and floral aftertaste and is our favourite. The espresso bar is attached to the lifestyle design store of hand-made objects, Haas Design Collective. For more details visit www.haascollective.com and www.strictlycoffee.co.za
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" through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet "

*yuck* you literally drinking sh2t
 
mich_m said:
Anybody tried this yet?

Kopi Luwak at Haas (Cape Town)

You can now enjoy a cup of one of the world’s most expensive coffees, Kopi Luwak (R80 a cup or R2 850 a kilogram) at a new boutique roastery and espresso bar in Rose Street, Bo-Kaap, with all its coffees sourced by Strictly Coffee. Kopi Luwak (from Indonesia) is a rare and naturally sweet-tasting bean that has been through the digestive system of the Asian palm civet which removes all traces of bitterness. It has a caramel-chocolate taste and a must-try for your bucket-list. Haas also stocks Jamaican Blue Mountain, which carries a globally protected certification mark of origin, for R60 a cup or R1 824 a kilogram. It has a subtle and nutty flavour with a lightly sweet and floral aftertaste and is our favourite. The espresso bar is attached to the lifestyle design store of hand-made objects, Haas Design Collective. For more details visit www.haascollective.com and www.strictlycoffee.co.za
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Isn't that the crap (literally) coffee from Bucket List? :D

Edit: Yes, it would appear it is ;)
 
I wonder if you put the coffee through the digestive system of different animals, will it taste differently ?
 
The best "off the shelf" coffee has got to be Nescafe Gold. WHOA... addictive like coke* :)
 
Some more info ...

Kopi luwak (Malay pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ]), or civet coffee, is one of the world's most expensive and low-production coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract.[1] A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated, keeping their shape. After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness, widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world.

Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, and also in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera and kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its name cà phê Chồn in Vietnam, where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced.

mmmm sounds tasty
 
I usually go on the recommendation of our local roaster Masterton's. Right now we're enjoying a Colombian moca blend.

Actually, technically I'm enjoying a large latte from costa coffee, Starbucks next. :)
 
mich_m said:
Some more info ...

Kopi luwak (Malay pronunciation: [ˈkopi ˈlu.aʔ]), or civet coffee, is one of the world's most expensive and low-production coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) and other related civets, then passed through its digestive tract.[1] A civet eats the berries for their fleshy pulp. In its stomach, proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids. Passing through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated, keeping their shape. After gathering, thorough washing, sun drying, light roasting and brewing, these beans yield an aromatic coffee with much less bitterness, widely noted as the most expensive coffee in the world.

Kopi luwak is produced mainly on the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in the Indonesian Archipelago, and also in the Philippines (where the product is called motit coffee in the Cordillera and kape alamid in Tagalog areas) and also in East Timor (where it is called kafé-laku). Weasel coffee is a loose English translation of its name cà phê Chồn in Vietnam, where popular, chemically simulated versions are also produced.

mmmm sounds tasty
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let me know, once you taste it
 
bwana said:
I usually go on the recommendation of our local roaster Masterton's. Right now we're enjoying a Colombian moca blend.

Actually, technically I'm enjoying a large latte from costa coffee, Starbucks next. :)
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where exactly do you buy these blends ? I've tried most ot the "house of coffee's" mixes and i have not yet found 1 that leaves me licking my cup :(
 
gnomez said:
where exactly do you buy these blends ? I've tried most ot the "house of coffee's" mixes and i have not yet found 1 that leaves me licking my cup :(
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Mastertons - they're a local roaster here in PE. Excellent coffee and best of all affordable. :)
 
bwana said:
Actually, technically I'm enjoying a large latte from costa coffee, Starbucks next. :)
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Bwana, if you get a chance, compare the Flat Whites of Costa and Starbucks. Lately Costa has come up trumps for me.
 
bwana said:
Mastertons - they're a local roaster here in PE. Excellent coffee and best of all affordable. :)
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WoW, just been over their website.. they have a LARGE variety "exotic blends" :)
Wonder if they will 'post' me a package to KZN.
 
Any smooth and sweet blend that is not too darkly roasted, not too acidic. If the beans are freshly roasted the flavour is infinitely better than that vacuum-packed stuff... and one supports local business! It also pays, as others have remarked above, to support African coffee.
 
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