Huh !!!


Kopi luwak (Indonesian pronunciation: [kopi lu.a]), or civet coffee, refers to the beans of coffee berries once they have been eaten and excreted by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).[1] The name is also used for marketing brewed coffee made from the beans.
Producers of the coffee beans argue that the process may improve coffee through two mechanisms, selection and digestion. Selection occurs if the civets choose to eat coffee berries containing better beans. Digestive mechanisms may improve the flavor profile of the coffee beans that have been eaten. The civet eats the berries for the beans' fleshy pulp, then in the digestive tract, fermentation occurs. The civet's proteolytic enzymes seep into the beans, making shorter peptides and more free amino acids.[2] Passing through a civet's intestines the beans are then defecated with other fecal matter and collected.
The traditional method of collecting feces from wild civets has given way to intensive farming methods in which civets in battery cage systems are force fed the coffee beans. This method of production has raised ethical concerns about the treatment of civets due to "horrific conditions" including isolation, poor diet, small cages and a high mortality rate.[3][4] A 2013 BBC investigation of intensive civet farming in Sumatra found conditions of animal cruelty.[5] Intensive farming is also criticised by traditional farmers because the civets do not select what they eat, so the beans are of poor quality compared to beans collected from the wild.[6] According to an officer from the TRAFFIC conservation programme, the trade in civets to make kopi luwak may constitute a significant threat to wild civet populations.[7]

LOL, ... think I'll pass!

LMAO Dean, ... I do my part in the 'recycle' area ... then flush ... ... ... I could not, in all good consciousness, drink that Kopi luwak stuff ... ... ... I just wouldn't be able to get the production process of the stuff out of my head ... LOL ... and I damn sure ain't goin' to pay premium price for it, LOL ... 

I'll stick with my Folgers for now, ... thank you very much!!!