Kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee or sometimes derisively as “monkeypoop coffee [2] ” is a coffee that consists of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).

The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats.

In Sri Lanka, the Asian palm civet, Small indian civet and Golden palm civet species is known as "uguduwa" by the Sinhala-speaking community. The terms uguduwa and kalawedda are used interchangeably by the Sri Lankan community to refer to the same animal.

Kopi luwak, coffee bean or specialty coffee that is digested by, fermented within, and excreted by the Asian palm civet—popularly called a ‘luwak’ in Indonesia but found throughout South and Southeast Asia. Kopi luwak is frequently called the rarest and most-expensive gourmet coffee in …

2016年4月29日 · Kopi luwak is made from coffee beans plucked from civets’ feces. This is bad news for civets. It’s the world’s most expensive coffee, and it’s made from poop. Or rather, it’s made from coffee...

2024年1月26日 · Kopi Luwak is a famous (or infamous) Indonesian coffee that has been digested by an animal called an Asian palm civet. The civet is a cat-like creature that roams the forests of Bali at night, eating ripe coffee cherries and excreting coffee beans.

2025年3月10日 · The luwak coffee animal plays an extraordinary role in producing one of the world’s most expensive and unique coffees. The Asian palm civet, through its selective feeding and natural digestion, acts as nature’s most unlikely barista, …

2023年1月19日 · Civet coffee (aka, Kopi luwak, in Indonesian) is commonly known as the most rare and expensive coffee in the world, due to its unique production method. Produced through the digestive enzymes of Asian civets, a family of cat-like arboreal mammals, civet coffee is prized for its perceived rarity and smooth taste.

2024年8月13日 · In the lush tropical forests of Southeast Asia, Luwaks selectively consume ripe coffee cherries, whose sugars and compounds significantly enhance flavor. Their unique digestive process transforms the beans, resulting in a rich, smooth …

Looking for a delicious, uber-healthy cup of kopi luwak? Read our origin story today. Asian palm civet cats, known in the scientific world as paradoxus hermaphroditus but more commonly as palm civets, civet cats or luwaks, are small mammals native to Southeast Asian nations like Vietnam, the Philippines and Indonesia.