What is Bitung Kopi Luwak? Is Bitung Civet Coffee Real? Is Bitung Coffee Expensive?

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Beyond Luwak Coffee! =^_^=

Perfect timing, perfect location, perfect company - everything was in place. The misty weather gave me the feeling of being "in the clouds, in the mist, in happiness."

A newly born luwak kitten, cameras clicking away from all directions, curiously opened its big eyes and looked at us. Such a well-behaved and adorable little luwak.

This luwak is showing off its skills! In truth, it was a little uncomfortable with all the photographers' attention and jumped out of its "home."

Give it some coffee cherries, and it obediently comes back. The pose is quite nice!

The luwak is getting upset, making a "hissing" sound from its mouth, protesting to us. X_X

This one is domesticated; we call it a "civet cat." Very cute, and even shy!

Tasting Kopi Luwak

After photographing the luwak, of course we had to taste kopi luwak. Deputy Manager Yang from Bitun Coffee brewed the coffee.

Tasting coffee is an extremely enjoyable process. Suddenly I had a thought - could the rich aroma of coffee somehow be transmitted through the camera into the photos?

Little Encyclopedia: Luwak

The luwak, also known as musang, civet cat, Jiujiang leopard cat, nine-banded civet, or large Indian civet, has a small, soft body. It resembles a cat but with a longer, even pointed snout, somewhat like an otter or a mongoose. Luwaks vary in size, measuring about 0.4-0.7 meters long excluding the tail and weighing 1-5 kilograms. They live in tropical and subtropical forest-edge habitats.

FrontStreet Coffee

At FrontStreet Coffee, you will find a roastery built around a small shop with a surprisingly diverse range of beans, from famous names to lesser-known gems.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Kopi luwak is famous for a cup that is smooth, low in acidity, and remarkably rich, and if that mellow, full-bodied style is what you enjoy, FrontStreet Coffee's medium-roasted beans are a great place to look. The FrontStreet Brazil Queen Estate is grown in the world's largest coffee-producing country and is a distinctive Yellow Bourbon variety; after medium roasting it shows creamy peanut, chocolate, toasted bread, and sugarcane aromas with a clean, gentle sweetness. It works beautifully as a pour-over, a moka pot brew, or an espresso.

For a cup with that same rounded richness and a touch more polish, FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain No. 1 is a Typica variety grown under Jamaica's ideal conditions and roasted to a medium level, which fuses its acidity, bitterness, sweetness, and body into one elegant whole. Expect chocolate, roasted nuts, cream, and caramel - a level of balance few other coffees can approach.