Luwak (paradoxorus hermaproditus) is an omnivorous tree-climbing civet prowls the coffee plantations at night picking and consuming the finest and the best ripe coffee cherries. It is native in south East Asia particularly Jawa, Sumatra, and Sunda Lesser Islands. These Pass through the civet and are collected in the dropping. bean emerge without their fleshy coating, but entire and appear un disgusted. They are extracted by washing and carefully cleaned before being processed.
Kopi Luwak from Southern Sumatra, Java, and Bali are mostly Robusta however from Mandheling region of northern Sumatra, mostly produced Arabica or Robusta Kopi Luwak.
Luwak use their knee sense of smell to select the very best ripe coffee beans. A Luwak will visit the plantation and eat only a fraction of the available beans, leaving any that are inferior or not quite ready on the tree. This means that the beans are individually selected by animal that is specially adapted for this purpose and is far superior to humans at doing this.
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Product Type:
Bean-Like Seeds
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Type:
Coffee Bean
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Variety:
Arabica
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Place of Origin:
Propinsi Sumatera Selatan Indo...
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Brand Name:
Exotic Coffee
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Model Number:
kopiluwak100
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Processing:
Roasted
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