Coffee beans found in Civet poop makes one of the world’s most expensive Kopi Luwak

Kopi luwak is one of the world's most unusual coffees because its production begins inside the digestive system of an animal. The coffee is made from beans eaten and later excreted by the ‘Asian palm civet,’ a small mammal found across parts of South and Southeast Asia. The ripe coffee cherries are consumed by the civet, while the beans inside pass through its digestive tract and emerge in its droppings. They are then collected, cleaned, dried, hulled, sorted and roasted. The unusual process has helped give kopi luwak a reputation as a luxury coffee with a distinctive flavour. However, the story behind the drink is more complicated than its exotic image suggests.