Controversy Surrounds World's Most Expensive Coffee
- 9 years ago
Controversy and cruelty surround the world’s most expensive cup of coffee according to a recent ABC News report.
Controversy and cruelty surround the world’s most expensive cup of coffee according to a recent ABC News report.
Kopi Luwak is a pricey Indonesian export harvested from the droppings of the tree-dwelling civet cat. But many, if not most, civet cats are kept in tiny battery cages causing them to exhibit erratic and nervous behavior—including biting and scratching themselves.
Traditionally, civet cats prowl coffee plantations and help themselves to ripe coffee cherries late at night. In turn, coffee beans exit the cats’ digestive tracts whole—with a distinctive flavor and smell that has coffee connoisseurs shelling out as much as $90 per cup and $600 per pound.
With high demand and
Controversy and cruelty surround the world’s most expensive cup of coffee according to a recent ABC News report.
Kopi Luwak is a pricey Indonesian export harvested from the droppings of the tree-dwelling civet cat. But many, if not most, civet cats are kept in tiny battery cages causing them to exhibit erratic and nervous behavior—including biting and scratching themselves.
Traditionally, civet cats prowl coffee plantations and help themselves to ripe coffee cherries late at night. In turn, coffee beans exit the cats’ digestive tracts whole—with a distinctive flavor and smell that has coffee connoisseurs shelling out as much as $90 per cup and $600 per pound.
With high demand and