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	The purr-fect cup
		Kopi Luwak is the talk of coffee circles these days because of its circuitous and unique pathway from the coffee plant to your coffee cup.
		The Kopi Luwak beans were found to be smoother than the control, indicating that the gastric acids and/or enzymes of the Luwak were exfoliating the surface of the bean, says Marcone.
		The Kopi Luwak beans were found to be lower in total protein, meaning that proteins were partially broken down and leached out during their travel in GI tract of the Luwak.
	www.uoguelph.ca /research/news/articles/2002/purr-fect_cup.shtml (814 words)

	Kopi Luwak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kopi Luwak or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus).
		The animals gorge on the ripe berries, and the undigested beans are excreted.
		Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling up to $70 USD per quarter pound, and is sold mainly in Japan and United States, but it is increasingly becoming available elsewhere, though supplies are limited.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kopi_Luwak (370 words)

	Campus News: Kopi luwak coffee safe, U of G study finds
		Kopi Luwak coffee — the $600-a-pound delicacy collected from the backside of an Indonesian feral cat called the luwak — is safe, according to a University of Guelph food scientist.
		The Kopi Luwak beans were found to be smoother, indicating that the gastric acids and/or enzymes of the luwak were exfoliating the surface of the bean, said Marcone.
		If Kopi Luwak beans produce a taste that consumers enjoy, the digestion occurring in the GI track of the luwak could be mimicked by chemical means, he said.
	www.uoguelph.ca /mediarel/archives/002065.html (629 words)

	The Coffee Critic - Kopi Luwak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Kopi" is the Indonesian word for coffee and the "Luwak" is the indigenous animal who plays an "active" role in the harvesting of the raw coffee cherries.
		Once the Luwak eats the cherry, the parchment covered coffee beans are passed out of the Luwak, with the parchment cover still protecting the green coffee beans.
		Kopi Luwak comes from the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (formerly Celebes), which are part of the Indonesian Archipelago's 13,677 islands.
	www.thecoffeecritic.com /fusion3/html/kopi.shtml (1232 words)

	Kopi Luwak Rare Exotic Premium Coffee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Those who are put off by the cost of this rare blend of exotic origins may be surprised to know that, when brewed at home, Kopi Luwak coffee costs no more than having a $1.75 cup of coffee at premium coffee houses.
		University study found the Kopi Luwak gourmet coffee has less total protein, less bacterial count, some pitting on the surface of the coffee bean.
		Kopi Luwak coffee is less bitter with a different aroma than other gourmet coffee.
	www.tastesoftheworld.net /Kopi-Luwak-Gourmet-Coffee.html (178 words)

	Civet Coffee (Kopi Luwak) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kopi Luwak as it is known, is considered to be the finest coffee by native Sumatrans.
		Kopi Luwak has a rich chocolate like flavour and no aftertaste, which is unique.
		Kopi is the native word for Coffee; Luwak is the cat-like animal that eats the berries and digests them.
	nomoresocks.newscientist.com /products/detail.aspx?ProductID=303 (746 words)

	Eclectic Echoes: Kopi Luwak in Groton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Compared to most raw coffee beans, which are green, raw kopi luwak is light brown—due to the fermentation process that takes place inside the palm civet’s gut.
		Chemical analysis also revealed that kopi luwak is indeed very different from other coffees in flavor and aroma.
		“Kopi luwak is to a coffee drinker what caviar is to a fine diner,” Pangelinan said.
	heupel.com /eclectic/2003/10/12/kopi-luwak-in-groton (1424 words)

	Kopi Luwak
		Kopi (the Indonesian word for coffee) Luwak comes from the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi (formerly Celebes), which are part of the Indonesian Archepelago's 13,677 islands (only 6,000 of which are inhabited).
		Richard Karno, former owner of The Novel Cafe in Santa Monica, California, got a flyer from Mountanos about Kopi Luwak and "thought it was a joke." But Karno was intrigued, found it it was for real, and ordered a pound for a tasting.
		"Kopi Luwak is, in my opinion, indistinguishable from many an average robusta, especially if you cup them next to each other," says Tim Castle, coffee expert and author of The Perfect Cup, referring to the lower grade of commercially available coffees.
	www.sallys-place.com /beverages/coffee/kopi_luwak.htm (1259 words)

	Merdeka Coffee, Indonesian Coffee Specialist
		Luwak are not an uncommon sight around the area where we roast.
		The problem with Kopi Luwak is it is not derived from a bean of a single origin or sometimes even type.
		Kopi Luwak describes coffee that has been eaten and passed through the G.I tract of Civet- so the coffee could be of Java Arabica origin, Bali Robusta origin or Flores Arabica option etc. Because of this it is very difficult, if not impossible, to identify Kopi Luwak from cupping alone.
	www.merdekacoffee.com /newsdetail.php?id=8 (1141 words)

	Kope Luwak-gourmet coffee from Indonesia from beans digested by an animal-Truth! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Kopi Luwak is a rare and gourmet coffee from Indonesia that is made from beans passed through the digestive system of monkeys.
		Kopi Luwak does exist, is very expensive, and is made from coffee beans passed through the digestive system of an Indonesian animal, but it's more like a cat than a monkey.
		Kopi Luwak, made from berries that have passed through the digestive
	www.truthorfiction.com /rumors/k/kopiluwak.htm (492 words)

	kopi luwak guide
		The luwak is a nocturnal animal and during the night it will seek out and eat only the ripest and reddest coffee fruits.
		The Kopi Luwak beans are lower in total protein and probably this is due to the digestion process.
		The test found that the Kopi Luwak beans had more red and yellow tones, whereas the control beans were more greenish in colour.
	coffeespectra.com /kopiluwak.html (537 words)

	Kopi Luwak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		After the coffee cherries pass through the Luwak's digestive system, the locals collect the Luwak's droppings and wash them off, recovering the coffee beans still encased in their protective endocarps.
		So passing through a Luwak's GI tract is pretty similar to the initial phase of coffee-cherry processing -- the outer hull and fruit are pulped and removed.
		At some point in the story, when you explain how this Luwak eats only the perfectly ripe coffee cherries, the listener gets this cautious look on his face, and says (always the exact same words), "Are you telling me that..." and the teller always nods and says, "Yes, that's exactly right.
	www.cc.gatech.edu /~shivers/luwak.html (606 words)

	About Kopi Luwak
		„A mammal called a luwak, or civet, eats ripe coffee cherries, digests the fruit, and excretes the seeds, after which the seeds or beans are gathered from its dry droppings.
		Kopi luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world owing to obvious limitations on its production.
		Authorities differ on how much of the kopi luwak that arrives at coffee dealers is authentic and how much is ordinary coffee that has been "treated" in luwak manure, but samples certainly look authentic, smell authentic, and are pleasantly earthy, sweet and full in the cup.“
	www.opencoffee.com /kopi-luwak.htm (1193 words)

	EXTREMESKINS.com - Kopi Luwak- coffee ? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The supply of Kopi Luwak has always been tiny, but political turmoil in Indonesia has strangled production even further: less than 230 kilograms of the coffee are now being made each year.
		Kopi Luwak was not as easy to copy as Marcone had hoped: the guts of the Indonesian civets did a much more thorough job of breaking down the proteins than did the digestive systems of the African civets.
		Kopi Luwak is earthy, musty, syrupy, smooth and rich, with both jungle and chocolate undertones
	www.extremeskins.com /forums/showthread.php?t=66468 (621 words)

	coffee luwak
		In areas of Java and Bali where civet cats roam, the Kopi Luwak is made in villages from these coffee beans.
		Kopi Luwak is made from the best hand-selected whole beans.
		Kopi Luwak has a smooth unique flavour of true epicure coffee.
	www.baliorchidgardens.com /coffeeluwak.html (597 words)

	Kopi Luwak An Indonesian Island Treasure by Chris Rubin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The invitation states that this coffee is named for the luwak, a "member of the weasel family" that lives on the Island of Java and eats coffee berries; as the berries pass through the luwak, a "natural fermentation" takes place, and the berry seeds - the coffee beans - come out of the luwak intact.
		This is not the case with Luwak coffee.
		Luwak coffee, in my opinion, tastes like somebody washed a dead cat in it.
	home.comcast.net /~mdmint/coffee/kopiluwak.htm (2124 words)

	most expensive coffee, fair trade, coffee beans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This coffee, known as Kopi Luwak, is so rare that there is perhaps only as little as 500 Lbs of it available per year.
		Kopi Luwak sells for $75 per quarter pound.
		Kopi Luwak comes from the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi some larger islands of the Indonesian Archipelago's island chain.
	www.nojosorganiccoffee.com /kopiluwak.php?a=1 (380 words)

	Vizu Poll: Would you drink the world's most expensive coffee, Kopi Luwak, if given the chance?
		Kopi Luwak are robusta or arabica coffee beans which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Common Palm Civet.
		"Kopi" is the Indonesian word for coffee and "Luwak" is local name of this animal which eats the raw red coffee 'cherries' as part of its usual diet.
		This animal eats a mixed diet of insects, small mammals and fruits along with the softer outer part of the coffee cherry but does not digest the inner beans, instead excreting them still covered in some inner layers of the cherry.
	vizu.com /Grab-bag/Food/kopi/luwak/coffee/vote_poll.jsp?n=3421&cId=50 (189 words)

	Life After Coffee » The Straight Poop on Kopi Luwak Coffee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Known as the luwak, luak, musang, toddy cat, civet, palm civet and civet-cat, many people believe it is a wild cat.
		Kopi Luwak would not be the first food to go from rags to riches.
		My girlfriend just turned up this article on Kopi Luwak from truthorfiction.com which additionally validates much of the info here on the animal and the coffee.
	lifeaftercoffee.com /2005/09/16/the-straight-poop-on-kopi-luwak-coffee (2607 words)

	Kopi Luwak
		Pride of Thailand, although not yet in the gourmand’s dictionary of precious goodies, is particularly close to the Boot family because they have played a central part personally in developing this new estate origin, in conjunction with agronomy departments in universities in both the Netherlands and Thailand.
		„Kopi Luwak is considered the rarest beverage in the world.
		Not surprising since the Luwak is comprised largely of Robusta from the samples I have tested.
	www.opencoffee.com /kopi-luwak-archive-98.htm (343 words)

	Kopi Luwak in Groton » Eclectic Echoes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		“Kopi luwak is to a coffee drinker what caviar is to a fine diner,” Pangelinan said.
		About.com’s Urban Legends and John Kissel’s Interesting Thing of the Day have both commented on the Kopi Luwak as well.
		This entry was posted on Sunday, October 12th, 2003 at 2:40 PM and filed under Media, Coffee &; Food.
	eclecticechoes.com /2003/10/12/kopi-luwak-in-groton (1382 words)

	Kopi Luwak urban legend contest
		The best explanation I've heard for how Kopi Luwak originated was that people thought gathering the coffee beans from the tall trees was too much work, so out of laziness (!) they gathered the beans from the luwak poop.
		He told them to then pretend to give him the silk bags of luwak poop as if were a special offering to royalty in a way that the top Dutch officer would think he saw something that was being kept from him.
		The villagers could keep their ordinary old coffee but all the kopi luwak would be turned over to the VOC.
	themeyers.org /HomeRoast/Topic7358.htm (1071 words)

	Kopi Luwak Coffee: Good to the last drop???
		"Kopi luak," as it is sometimes spelled, has its share of skeptics, some of whom suspect it's all a big marketing scam, but as far as I can determine by what has been written about it, this exotic and expensive variety of coffee bean is real.
		Kopi luwak began showing up in North America during the 1990s at the height of the Starbucks-inspired gourmet coffee craze.
		Kopi is the Indonesian word for coffee, and Luwak is an indigenous monkey-like cat with a unique skill of selecting the most-ripe coffee beans.
	journals.aol.com /hestiahomeschool/HomeschoolingJournal/entries/2004/05/19/kopi-luwak-coffee-good-to-the-last-drop/1387 (962 words)

	Newswise
		New research explains how the structural properties of coffee beans are altered after being eaten by the civet cat, ultimately producing beans used to make Kopi Luwak coffee, the most expensive coffee in the world.
		Since people are paying $50 for each cup of Kopi Luwak, he wanted to determine whether or not they are actually getting a different kind of coffee.
		Lactic acid bacteria happen to be major colonizing bacteria in the civet’s digestive track.” The unique Kopi Luwak flavour could be due to the type of wet process the beans undergo in the animal’s digestive tracks, he said.
	www.newswise.com /articles/view/506233 (487 words)

	Coffee Luwak - National Zoo\| FONZ
		Kopi luwak is reputedly the best of all coffees because palm civets pluck and eat only the most perfectly ripe cherries!
		For that matter, there is some debate about whether coffee called kopi luwak was ever anywhere near a palm civet.
		In any case, coffee marketed as kopi luwak is sold--at very high prices--in Indonesia and Malaysia.
	nationalzoo.si.edu /Publications/Zoogoer/1996/4/coffeeluwak.cfm (528 words)

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