Kitty Coffee
January 04, 2004
For a few years now I've been hearing people talk about a very special coffee made from beans that have passed through a type of cat that eats coffee fruit. This always made me go "huh" but I never looked into it. (2G5)
Today while cruising for information on bathroom fans (I'd like to install one) I found an entry on Dennis Judd's blog that covers the genesis of the coffee in suitable detail. (2G6)
The cat is an Indonesian palm civet and the coffee is called Kopi Luwak. The name is a combination of local words for coffee (Kopi) and the civet (Luwak). (2G7)
A place called Raven's Brew sells it. (2G8)
Somebody named Chris Rubin tried a cup and found it "interesting and unusual": (2G9)
Is it worth the money? Five dollars for a single cup? Sure, why not? You'll pay more than that in any Paris cafe for a bad au lait. Might as well spend it on something rare and exotic. (2GA)
I would know most of this already if I watched Oprah as apparently the coffee was sampled on the show back in October. Oh the things I must miss. (2GB)
Comments
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&edition=us&q=civet+SARS&btnG=Search+News (2GI)
which leads me to say, um. (2GJ)
I've just laughed out load for the obsurdity of the title and lead, then trying to come to grips with the jarring 'bathroom fans' line, I mentially pictured an exhurberant row doing The Wave in response to an excellent... (2HL)
and moreover: (2IH)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3409359.stm (2II)
P (3PH)