Madonna Drinks "Kopi Luwak" Only!

Two amateur coffee drinkers take a trip to Chikmagalur, the birthplace of Indian coffee, and return as connoisseurs of the "cuppa".


The Chikmagalur cuppa:

We are purists now; well almost, after our recent trip to Chikmagalur, the birthplace of Indian coffee(incidentally, it is said to grow the finest shade-grown coffee in the world).

"K Venkatesh", a coffee quality specialist at the "Coffee Board" in Chikmagalur, enlightened us, waxing eloquent about the different stages that go into preparing the perfect cup of coffee (There is an interesting "Coffee Museum" on the premises as well).

Of course, there is no such thing as the perfect cup, and even if there was, it would differ from palate to palate.

Singer Madonna, for instance, drinks "Kopi Luwak" only, the most expensive coffee in the world.

It is a brew made from beans that have passed through the digestive tract of the civet cat and picked up exotic enzymes on its journey through the feline's gut.

If you're interested in coffee, and not only in feces, read the rest of the entry at www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/201109182011091802270410436de1faa/Bean-there-done-that-.html

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According to "Wikipedia", "Kopi Luwak" is produced as follows:



"'Kopi Luwak', also known as 'caphe cut chon' (fox-dung coffee) in Vietnam and 'kape alamid' in the Philippines, is coffee that is prepared using coffee cherries that have been eaten and partially digested by the Asian Palm Civet, then harvested from its fecal matter. The civets digest the flesh of the coffee cherries, but pass the beans inside, leaving their stomach enzymes to go to work on the beans, which adds to the coffee's prized aroma and flavor. Only around 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of civet coffee make it to the market each year, and 1 pound (0.45 kg) can cost up to $600 in some parts of the world and about $100 a cup in others.