Price of kopi luwak
Now that I've already published an article about kopi luwak in my blog, I realize maybe I should have done a little research. Not that that ever stopped me before. ;-) So I'm wondering what the price range is for a pound of kopi luwak. Someone in this community surely must have purchased or sold some. If you want, you can correct me via a comment in my blog.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Spence on
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I realize that I'm the computer guy but this coffee made me wonder once. I saw prices of $110 to $350 a pound advertised on different web sites a while back. As a side note, there is a friend of mine at the SCAA that knew someone brewing small amounts at the show in Anaheim. I got to taste a sip of this! I'm not someone that would even attempt to distinguish flavors or anything but it was an interesting thing to try :)
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Williamson on
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We had a barista jam at our shop. Our boss surprised us with some Kopi. He bought it at $140 for 4 ounces after shopping around. It was totally unique and cool to try once. Really musty in the cup. Very interesting. Not good, but not too bad either. I liked it, but wouldn't buy it myself for obvious reasons! Also, something to consider is the fact that the site where he got it (no sure what it was) sold it in "raw form" as well...yep, just like it sounds! It was in "brick" form just as it came out of the animal! They gave you instructions how to process it from there--if you're brave enough! It was significantly cheaper in this form (like $40 per pound) which obviously would not equate to a pound of beans, but it would be something like 9 or 10 ounces of green beans. Sorry I don't have the site.
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Permalink Reply by Ray Weisgerber on
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Interesting. I can honestly say I do not personally know anyone who would buy and process said bricks.
Daniel Williamson said:We had a barista jam at our shop. Our boss surprised us with some Kopi. He bought it at $140 for 4 ounces after shopping around. It was totally unique and cool to try once. Really musty in the cup. Very interesting. Not good, but not too bad either. I liked it, but wouldn't buy it myself for obvious reasons! Also, something to consider is the fact that the site where he got it (no sure what it was) sold it in "raw form" as well...yep, just like it sounds! It was in "brick" form just as it came out of the animal! They gave you instructions how to process it from there--if you're brave enough! It was significantly cheaper in this form (like $40 per pound) which obviously would not equate to a pound of beans, but it would be something like 9 or 10 ounces of green beans. Sorry I don't have the site.
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Permalink Reply by Brady on
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Daniel Williamson said:We had a barista jam at our shop. Our boss surprised us with some Kopi. He bought it at $140 for 4 ounces after shopping around. It was totally unique and cool to try once. Really musty in the cup. Very interesting. Not good, but not too bad either. I liked it, but wouldn't buy it myself for obvious reasons! Also, something to consider is the fact that the site where he got it (no sure what it was) sold it in "raw form" as well...yep, just like it sounds! It was in "brick" form just as it came out of the animal! They gave you instructions how to process it from there--if you're brave enough! It was significantly cheaper in this form (like $40 per pound) which obviously would not equate to a pound of beans, but it would be something like 9 or 10 ounces of green beans. Sorry I don't have the site.
Brick form?
Please excuse my inner 5-year-old, but I'm laughing so hard right now that I can hardly type.
So many questions... First, $40 a lb for a box of CAT TURDS!?
Is it even legal to ship it? What do you put on the packing slip? (errr... poor choice of words, maybe "Bill of Lading"?). Which new guy at the roastery got the job of "processing" the beans? How DO you process the beans? Did you have to clean the roaster when you were finished?
Sorry... this whole thing just boggles my mind. Don't get me wrong, I'd try some if I had the chance... but only if someone else paid for it. Saving my cash for coffee that is expensive because it's GOOD.
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Permalink Reply by Jared Rutledge on
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i just had a mental image of brady standing over a sink picking apart civet poop and gently cleaning each bean by hand, cussing under his breath.
for my money, i'd rather have Hoffman Luwak - processed through the digestive system of the 2007 WBC champion. strong notes of crumpets, jam, angels wings, and well kept moustaches.
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Permalink Reply by Jason Shipley on
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I guess the stuff is counterfeited a lot, I actually had a guy contact me via email trying to sell green kopi luwak to me. He offered to send me unprocessed beans as proof of his product. The idea of receiving cat poop through the mail while intriguing was not enough to get me to email the guy back
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Jared Rutledge said:i just had a mental image of brady standing over a sink picking apart civet poop and gently cleaning each bean by hand, cussing under his breath.
for my money, i'd rather have Hoffman Luwak - processed through the digestive system of the 2007 WBC champion. strong notes of crumpets, jam, angels wings, and well kept moustaches.
I've had it... its rubbish!
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I know! haha. It was the best choice of words I felt. For sure the lesser of two evils
Brady said:Daniel Williamson said:We had a barista jam at our shop. Our boss surprised us with some Kopi. He bought it at $140 for 4 ounces after shopping around. It was totally unique and cool to try once. Really musty in the cup. Very interesting. Not good, but not too bad either. I liked it, but wouldn't buy it myself for obvious reasons! Also, something to consider is the fact that the site where he got it (no sure what it was) sold it in "raw form" as well...yep, just like it sounds! It was in "brick" form just as it came out of the animal! They gave you instructions how to process it from there--if you're brave enough! It was significantly cheaper in this form (like $40 per pound) which obviously would not equate to a pound of beans, but it would be something like 9 or 10 ounces of green beans. Sorry I don't have the site.
Brick form?
Please excuse my inner 5-year-old, but I'm laughing so hard right now that I can hardly type.
So many questions... First, $40 a lb for a box of CAT TURDS!?
Is it even legal to ship it? What do you put on the packing slip? (errr... poor choice of words, maybe "Bill of Lading"?). Which new guy at the roastery got the job of "processing" the beans? How DO you process the beans? Did you have to clean the roaster when you were finished?
Sorry... this whole thing just boggles my mind. Don't get me wrong, I'd try some if I had the chance... but only if someone else paid for it. Saving my cash for coffee that is expensive because it's GOOD.
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Yes. The stuff my boss got came with a certificate of authenticity...which doesn't mean authenticity, of course, but may help justify the credit card receipt for some people.
Jason Shipley said:I guess the stuff is counterfeited a lot, I actually had a guy contact me via email trying to sell green kopi luwak to me. He offered to send me unprocessed beans as proof of his product. The idea of receiving cat poop through the mail while intriguing was not enough to get me to email the guy back
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Permalink Reply by Squirrel on
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Well, I managed to buy some beans from the roadside shops in Hanoi, Vietnam (one of the few places that is popular for kopi luwak). However, as the beans were roasted in vanilla flavour, I really can't taste the difference. Of course, there is possibility I was cheated. Lesson learned - I should have bought it from proper grocery stalls/supermart instead. Anyway, I shall check out other places next time.
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Permalink Reply by Eric on
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Here is a link I found on coffeed about the kopi coffee... it is worth a read.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/04/those-arent-cof.html
I just dont think im down with forcing animals to do anything against their will as I have heard many horror stories about the luwaks being kept in cages and force fed cherries... beyond that i doubt you would ever find any real verifiable luwak coffee in the american market...
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Thanks, Eric. Interesting article.
Eric said:Here is a link I found on coffeed about the kopi coffee... it is worth a read.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2008/04/those-arent-cof.html
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