But Tien didn't buy it. As we walked past stalls of knockoff purses and sunglasses, he explained a lot of civet coffee was counterfeit. To meet the rising demand of coffee connoisseurs and curious tourists, the market had a few type of fake kopi luwak available. It might be completely fake, just regular coffee beans, but there was also an odd, gray-area of farmed civet coffee. Tien thought the farmed civet was the worst, because it wasn't true to the civet's natural habitat or diet.
So we passed on it. Until the last day. It was then that we stumbled across a large store that only
When it came time to brew, we found the beans were still sticky and gummy. They didn't smell odd; just roasted coffee with a slightly sweeter aroma. We brewed the coffee in a French press and tried it black. The coffee was surprisingly smooth, with a slightly unusual fruity and chocolaty flavor. It was good coffee, not the best I've ever had, but there was still a strange, sweetish finish to each sip. It reminded me of when I first tried Jamaican Blue Mountain. I was surprised how "normal" it tasted. The coffee wasn't the fireworks on the palate I expected. But everything was exactly right. It was a perfectly balanced cup of coffee - the perfect cup of coffee. In comparison, the Kopi Luwak was a bit wilder. It was both recognizable as coffee, but still a bit strange, like tasting a wild crab apple next to a grocery store McIntosh.
1 comments :
This is really a nice post. I love to drink civet coffee. It is a healthy drink. I will surely try it as i am a coffee lover. Thanks for sharing us.
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