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Permalink Reply by Mike Spence on February 26, 2014 at 7:00am

I think most people in the coffee industry find Luwak more hype than anything else. Jack Groot from JP's Coffee is actually doing a Kopi Luwak challenge where he will have experts cup the Kopi Luwak against other coffees.    Article here http://www.hollandsentinel.com/article/20140217/NEWS/140219133 

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Permalink Reply by Jay Caragay on February 26, 2014 at 10:14am

Flat and one-dimensional. I've had it on several occasions from different sources.

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Permalink Reply by Olivia on February 27, 2014 at 12:16am

Interesting article, mike!
Thanks Jay! I actually have yet to try, can't get passed the fact that it came out from somewhere :)

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Permalink Reply by Adroc on February 27, 2014 at 2:04am

Tried it.  Not worth the hype.  I feel most people try or drink it for bragging rights.  It tasted smooth but definitely not better than most other coffees I drink.  Anyone to pay that type of money for coffee is clearly doing it for image, in my opinion.  If you want to treat yourself to some fancy coffee, go for Kona, although I feel much easier and less expensive coffees still can taste better.

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Permalink Reply by Amelia Jane on March 1, 2014 at 3:28am

Nothing extraordinary about it. Just wanted to know what the buzz is all about. 

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Permalink Reply by Cedric on March 2, 2014 at 1:31pm

The buzz is probably from the flies flying around it ;)

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Permalink Reply by Christian Z on March 5, 2014 at 7:44am

You should read this article, it's very interesting: http://baristamagazine.com/blog/?p=11336 

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Permalink Reply by Alex Dunn on March 8, 2014 at 6:52am

You might want to look at the industry the craze has spawned before getting too excited about it.

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Permalink Reply by Super Mard on September 14, 2014 at 6:23pm

At first I was really curious about the sivet or luwak thing, the hype made it really popular. But discovered there isn't much difference on a regular 100% arabica. Also I've red from a source that there was a blind cupper test that they've conducted comparing both the beans, luwak and non luwak. No difference was tasted. Just plain overexaggeration on it's source which is you know.....

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Permalink Reply by Alice Paige on December 8, 2014 at 12:10am

Hi Olivia. I haven't tried it yet. But most of my friends told me Luwak isn't that great, plus, too expensive.

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Permalink Reply by Coffee Lover on August 23, 2015 at 6:21am

I noticed many of the people here aren't very interested in luwak (civet) coffee, but I may beg to differ. The civet coffee I tried was actually quite good! Has a nice smooth feel to it. Although it may be a little bit overhyped, I still think it's qulaity is very good.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Dunn on August 23, 2015 at 8:38am

Was it any better than other comparably-priced quality coffees you've tasted?  At the price-point, *any* coffee should have a nice smooth feel to it and a pleasant taste.

Are you aware of the ethical considerations?

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