According to a survey that was conducted by Snapcart, almost 79% of Indonesian people consume coffee regularly, namely one cup per day.
There are some people who prefer their coffee in powdered form, and some prefer to make their coffee by grinding the beans themselves, according to their own taste. Out there, there are a lot of coffee type that you can find, such as espresso, cappuccino, decaf, and more.
Maybe you have ever heard of coffee beans that are made from a certain animal’s waste, namely civet/ luwak’s feces. Sounds strange, right? Despite that, luwak coffee is one of the most expensive coffee beans in the world. In this article, we will be talking about the history, how they are processed, and also the benefits of luwak coffee.
Luwak coffee was first discovered in the early 18th century, when the Dutch opened coffee plantations in Java and Sumatra. Because of those plantations, the Dutch then implemented a forced cultivation system, as well as prohibiting the workers to pick coffee berries for their own personal consumption. However, the workers then discovered a type of civet that likes to eat coffee berries, where only the flesh of said fruit are digested by them, while the skin and coffee beans are still intact. From there, coffee beans from the civets droppings were collected, washed, roasted, ground, and then brewed with hot water, thus creating luwak coffee.
This can happen because civets or luwaks, like to look for fruits as their consumption. Because of their sharp sense of smell, those civets will pick coffee cherries that are ripe to consume, which then the said fruit flesh will be digested by them, while the coffee beans are protected by a layer of skin that will later come out, along with the civets feces.
Sulotco also has their own variants of luwak coffee, where they’re always taken a good care of, and are given healthy food, not only consuming coffee cherries. Civets are given meats and fruits such as: dumbo catfish, eels, chicken, egg, banana, and papaya. These efforts are made so that the civets would remain healthy, resulting in the quality of luwak coffee to be well maintained. Due to its unusual manufacturing process, this coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world.
Luwak coffee also has a lot of health benefits, where this coffee is safe for the stomach because due to its low acidity level, when compared to regular coffees. Luwak coffee is also healthy for the heart and can reduce the risk of diabetes and cancer.
As mentioned above, Sulotco also has its own luwak coffee, where we produce this coffee using the Toraja coffee beans. Our Toraja luwak coffee is currently exported to various countries, which of course, guarantees its good quality. If you want to try Sulotco’s Toraja luwak coffee, you can get them on Sulotco’s official online store, available on Tokopedia.
