… and I’m not impressed. I have no idea how old they are. The person that gave them to me said they got them in Feb 2025. They are a very dark roast, but also low density. I use a hand grinder and it took a lot less effort to grind these than my regular roast. Pulling the shot I could see no crema. None. Very flat brew and it went quick as well. I can’t be bothered changing my grind size for these, I don’t think it will be worth it.
Also: there is a lot of fake poop coffee out there because it can be sold for hundreds of dollars per kilo, so there is no guarantee this was the real deal.
First impressions of the aroma: tar. There was a faint hint of fresh, hot tar!
On tasting (I did my usual flat white) – an OK coffee, with a little licorice or anise.
I didn’t finish it. Not for me, I don’t think.
If you’re not familiar with Kopi Luwak / Civet Coffee, here’s a wiki page:
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they are very dark roasted to mask the fecal flavor
Should have added more poop flakes
Glad you instead of me. Never made any sense to me that they would be good simply because of the chemical processes they go through.
It is not the best coffee, it’s a gimmick. Civet digestion does not add to the flavor, forget what you saw on The Bucket List. At least it was free.
I just hope it is fake. The fact that animals suffer for a product that requires aggressive marketing is even more saddening.
I was keen to give it a try, but now I feel I don’t need to. Thanks for the review 🙂 At least you can say you’ve tried it.
Just a reminder that these animals are part of a heavily industrialised process where they are cramped in cages to only eat those berries, which usually would only be part of their diet. Unfortunately they are sold all over Asia with tours showing how „humane“ they are held and treated but it’s actually just another type of animal processing plant without any regard of their natural habitat, diet and safety. 🙁
All that just to burn them. People are morons.
You know they meant well. It’s hard to tell them they paid a lot of money for a bag of poop.
Animal abuse at worst, fake at best, spoiled anyways because of the roast.
The coffee is over roasted. Regardless of which coffee it is, you will taste ash and carbon, tar and rubber if it’s robusta.
Looks like charcoal
Please watch the James Hoffman YouTube video on this. It’s subpar coffee made through animal abuse. And the backstory is horrific as well.