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Visit to Kopi Bali Coffee Factory

As soon as we entered the Kopi Bali Coffee Factory, this lovely girl immediately came to welcome us and guide us on a tour. She was quite impressive! She was an overseas Chinese who grew up in Sumatra, Indonesia, speaking fluent Chinese and Indonesian. Since this factory receives many Korean tour groups, she could also speak Korean!

She told us that there are only two types of coffee trees in Bali: Robusta and Arabica. One has broad leaves, the other has slender leaves, with different caffeine content levels. We were puzzled and asked her about the various types of coffee available on the market. It turns out that different origins, influenced by varying climates, and roasting methods are what create the diverse array of coffees available today.

Coffee trees are suitable for growing in cool, misty areas, typically at altitudes between 1000-2000 meters. In Bali, most are planted in the Kintamani region, with 1-2 harvests per year. These two coffee trees were unfortunately transplanted to the lower altitude city area for tourist viewing, so they don't bear fruit and don't grow large. Through careful cultivation, they have reached their current size, though they're still not very big.

The Famous Luwak

This is the legendary precious cat poop cat! To be precise, it's the famous "civet cat." It was quite unimpressive and kept sleeping. It doesn't look much like a cat; actually, its other name is "palm civet," which might give you a better idea!

I took two photos of the civet cat. It's actually quite cute!

The civet cat, called "Luwak" in Indonesian and "Asian Palm Civet" in English, became famous because civet coffee is named after it! Yes! The world's most expensive civet coffee is actually its feces. Wild civets select the most fragrant and ripest coffee fruits (which look a bit like cherries, so some people call them coffee cherries) as their food. Coincidentally, their digestive system can only digest the coffee fruit skin but cannot digest the hard coffee beans inside. Therefore, these coffee beans that pass through the civet's digestive system are essentially selected premium coffee beans... Cat poop coffee is produced this way!

I once had civet coffee at a friend's house. At that time, I didn't know it was cat poop, but it was indeed very delicious and aromatic. Although, honestly, none of the coffee I've had at this friend's house was bad! So I don't know if it was because the cat poop was special or if his coffee brewing technique was first-class. As for why civet coffee is so expensive, besides being delicious, I believe there's one timeless principle: scarcity creates value! Because production is limited, the pricing is really high!

Coffee Processing and Equipment

Unfortunately, we visited the coffee factory on a Sunday, so it wasn't in operation. We couldn't see the machines running, but on the bright side, we didn't encounter large tour groups. However, there were still some things to see in the exhibition hall!

The one on the left is the earliest coffee roasting machine, completely operated manually, so the roasted coffee beans were often uneven. The one on the right is the current roasting machine - a very large one, but it roasts beans very evenly and consistently!

The lovely guide also told us that coffee beans have genders too! Generally, the flat coffee beans are female beans, accounting for about 95% of production. Male beans are rounder, only accounting for 5% of production, making them more precious and expensive!

The factory also has an exhibition hall with paintings made from coffee grounds.

Coffee Tasting Experience

After visiting the exhibition hall, the guide took us to the coffee tasting room. As soon as we entered, we were greeted by the rich aroma of coffee! The first cup we were offered was "iced coffee." In such hot weather, drinking cold coffee was such a pleasure! The iced coffee already had sugar and milk added, so it was difficult to taste the original flavor of the coffee - it was just a delicious beverage!

Next, we had black coffee brewed from female beans, with sugar and milk available on the side. However, being accustomed to drinking unsweetened coffee, I decided to properly appreciate this black coffee. The taste was neither sour nor bitter, with a sweet aftertaste, and was relatively light.

Finally, we tried male bean coffee, which was also neither sour nor bitter, with a sweet aftertaste, but the flavor was richer and the aftertaste more complete. I don't know if male and female beans really differ that much, or if their brewing processes were different. In any case, the male bean coffee tasted more impressive! So I bought some as souvenirs.

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