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Kopi Luwak This is not your average coffee. It has a genuinely unique taste. "Kopi"
means coffee, and "luwak" ¬¬is a small civet. These predators look similar
to raccoons, can be found in southeastern Asia and live mostly in trees.
Monovariety
COFFEE Produced in: Indonesia The unique characteristic of this coffee is that it is not picked by hand,
Category: specialty coffee
but rather by luwaks who eat the ripe coffee beans. They climb up to
Variety: arabica
the top of coffee trees, where the beans are most fragrant. Then the
Roaster: Coffee Art
beans ferment in their stomach and are processed by the animal's
Process: wet
Recommended roast: light
Indonesian bean collectors pick up the undigested coffee beans
Brewing method: espresso, French press, digestive juice, containing civetone. When this "processing" is over,
and dry them in the sun. The effect of digestive juices on the beans
dripper, cezve
CHART At first, the animals were considered pests, but coffee fans highly
explains the rich flavor of Kopi Luwak.
appreciated the taste of this coffee. Today, in the Philippines, Indonesia
and South India, large plantations have been established where the
animals have everything they need for a good life.
How it tastes
Kopi Luwak has a rich, balanced taste with notes of caramel and
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Kopi Luwak with any other coffee variety. A true connoisseur can identify
currently available on the Russian market. it just by smelling the colorful palette of the coffee beans.
Our experts put them to the test and are ready Expert ratings
to share some tips with you. Body: 9/10
Balance: 7/10
Acidity: 7/10
Intensity: 8/10
Aftertaste: 9/10
Post roast rating: 9.0/10
Galapagos San Cristobal This coffee grows only on the Galapagos Islands near the border
of Ecuador. Robert Louis Stevenson described this land in his novel
Monovariety organic coffee Treasure Island, and it once served as a refuge to the famous pirate
Produced in: Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) and Vice Governor of Jamaica Henry Morgan. The San Cristobal island
Variety: arabica is the land of giant turtles and amazing coffee. Bourbon, a variety
Roaster: Traveler's Coffee of arabica, grows here on plantations on the shores of the sweet tasting
Process: wet waters of the El Yunko volcanic lake.
Recommended roast: Viennese (medium)
Brewing method: espresso, lungo or americano, Locals pick the beans by hand and dry them in the sun. They cultivate
French press, dripper, cezve. it naturally, without any chemicals, like they used to hundreds of years
ago; it genuinely deserves the title of pure, organic coffee. In the 1990s,
OCIA included it in their list of certified organic products.
Fun fact: Charles Darwin was a fan of this coffee when
he visited the island with his expedition in 1835.
How it tastes
This coffee is known for its nutty notes. Its body can vary depending
of the tasting abilities of who drinks it. Its quality largely depends
on its roast, freshness, and storage conditions.
Expert ratings
Body: 7/10
Balance: 6/10
Acidity: 6/10
Intensity: 6/10
Aftertaste: 7/10
Post roast rating: 8/10
