On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 7:23 PM, Charles Haynes <hay...@edgeplay.org> wrote: > > On Sep 5, 2012 3:19 PM, "Deepa Mohan" <mohande...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> I've tasted Kopi Luwak, and though there IS a distinctive smooth >> taste, I can't understand why it's worth the price... > > It's not. Almost all kopi luwak is fake. The small amount that is not comes > from caged civets force fed low quality coffee cherries. In contrast to the > original which were from the droppings of wild civets free to choose high > quality ripe coffee cherries. > > Kopi Luwak is a scam.
Well, I tasted Civet-processed coffee beans, roasted and ground, from a friend's estate in Coorg, and that's Kopi Luwak, too, apparently. I feel that most high-priced things are a scam...but it's a different point of view....a person who buys a Lamborghini would never agree with a person who takes a bus.
