Let's talk over a cup of coffee!
Some want to drink it plain, black no sugar. Others want it with cream or milk. While there are some who prefers Decaf, Espresso, Latte or whatever the local market has to offer.
You'll never know what people want these days!
...coffee...coffee...coffee...pls!
YES.
cafe la paz
Shadows and Sun
Glazers Cafe and The...
Glazers Cafe
2010.02.08
Nicole's latte @ Bel...
Espresso
Method Coffee: Looki...
Day 312. Double cort...
@matthewpetro here i...
pavoni espresso
Espresso Cups and Co...
39/365
Madcap tripple
Café, Al-Qusair
Coffee at the Fillin...
Berry Cream Tart and...
How coffeeholic are you?
Indonesia's Kopi Luwak
Photo Credit: Webshots.com
Kopi Luwak at its finest...
Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling for between $120 and $600 USD per pound and is sold mainly in Japan, United States and increasingly throughout other countries.
It came from robusta or arabica coffee beans which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Common Asian 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.
Locals then gather the beans -- which come through the 'animal stage' fairly intact -- and sell them on to dealers. It is believed that enzymes in the stomach of the civet add to the coffee's flavour through fermentation of some type.
Kopi Luwak is also known as...
- Kape Alamid/Alamid Coffee - Philippines
- Weasel Coffee - Vietnam
(weasel is the local version of Asian Palm Civet)
Twitter Search about Kopi Luwak
-
- coffebeans
- Kopi Luwak Coffee: Who has ever tried to taste defecated coffee ...: Kopi Luwak Coffee: Who has ever tried to tast... http://bit.ly/91zUOQ
-
- BalamQas
- Antes pensaba que el cafe del StarBucks era burges, no! burges el cafe de caca de gato (Kopi Luwak) Mientras me tomo mi cafe con un gansito
-
- fortmyersbch_FL
- It's said to be the rarest and most expensive cup of joe in the world. Once again Kopi Luwak,... http://bit.ly/ag6Lba
-
-
- takayukimazda
- Who has ever tried to taste defecated coffee beans? Kopi luwak, mmmm.
Philippine Civet or Alamid eats only the ripest coffee cherries. Unable to digest the coffee bean, the alamid graciously deposit
~Philippine Alamid Coffee~
...move over Starbucks!This is a photo of raw Alamid Coffee Beans. ------->
The Philippines has recently discovered it produces one of the world's most expensive and coveted kinds of coffee. --BBC News Asia Pacific
Alamid Coffee is a kind of Civet coffee made from coffee beans eaten and passed through the digestive tract of Sugar Palm Civet (paradoxorus Philipinensis), or alamid in the local language forages in the mountains and forest of Philippine Archipelago.
In the Philippines, only 500 kg are produced a year and the roasted beans sell for more than $115 a kilogram.
...something will treat coffee lovers out there extra special!Coffee Alamid brand is what you can usually found here in the local markets. It is a natural blend of liberica, exelsa, robusta and arabica beans that are found in abundance in the Philippines.
Noted as the "rarest coffee in the world" the commodity sold by Japan Airlines as a gourmet product on its business class section for 600 dollars for 100 grams and is exported under the Coffee Alamid trademark to China, Taiwan, Australia and the United States.
To Avail Philippine Civet Coffee (Alamid)
Just click the link below...
- KabayanCentral
- KabayanCentral brings you the first Filipino no-frills, no-hidden-charges store.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byCoffee Books
Word of the Day
Increase Your Vocabulary!
- vitiate: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
- vitiate: to make faulty or imperfect.
Shot in the Kowloon (Hong Kong) Harbour City Mall in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at an "upscale" Grocery Store/Shopping Center.
Photo Courtesy of EditorDave
Forbes List of Most Expensive Coffees in the World
- Starting off the list at $160 per pound is Kopi Luwak
- Hacienda La Esmeralda (Panama, $104/lb)
- Island of St. Helena Coffee Company ($79/lb)
- El Injerto (Guatemala, $25-50/lb)
- Fazenda Santa Ines (Brazil, $50/lb)
- Jamaica Blue Mountain ($49/lb)
- Los Planes (El Salvador, $40/lb)
- Kona ($34/lb)
- Starbucks Rwanda Blue Bourbon ($24/lb)
- Yauco Selecto AA (Puerto Rico, $22/lb)
- Fazenda Sao Benedito (Brazil, $21/lb)
Coffee Art by Johanna Eisler
"Make Mine MOCHA" - Mug
Mug
Price: 15.99
"mmmmmm...Mocha" - Large Mug
Large Mug
Price: 16.99
"COFFEE CRAZE!" - Mug
Mug
Price: 15.99
"Java Jive" - Mug
Mug
Price: 15.99
"The Same Old Grind" - Mug
Mug
Price: 15.99
some more coffee please...
Gevalia Signature Blend Coffee, T-Discs for Tassimo Hot Beverage System, 16-Count Packages (Pack of 2)
Gevalia Kaffe Signature Blend is a super-premium coffee created especially by our Master Taster. Years of blending and tasting expertise have culminated in this robust, delightfully dark blend. Made from prized Arabica beans from East Africa, Central and South America, the smoothness of this special coffee makes it our Master Taster's preferred selection. 97% Caffeine free. The art of the perfect cup. Discover Tassimo, the ultimate in great taste and smart technology.
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $34.95 (as of 02/09/2010)
Lavazza Crema e Aroma Coffee Beans, 2.2-Pound Bag
A premium coffee that blends the best Arabica beans from Central and South America with Select Robustas from Africa, creating a strong, full-flavored coffee with a thick crema.
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $19.75 (as of 02/09/2010)
Senseo Cappuccino Coffee Pods, 10-Count Packages (Pack of 4)
New Senseo Cappuccino Coffee Pods for use with your Senseo Coffee Machine. A delicious Cappuccino with a rich, creamy, frothy layer that will be sure to satisfy the most discriminating Cappuccino aficionado. Enjoy coffeehouse quality Cappuccino at home with Senseo.
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $19.89 (as of 02/09/2010)
ILLY Normale Whole Bean Coffee
Use your own grinder / 8.8 Ounce Can / Medium Roast / For all coffee preparation
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $19.99 (as of 02/09/2010)
Millstone Home Cafe Coffee Pods, Colombian Supremo, 16-Count Packages (Pack of 6)
Nature's not in a hurry. A coffee tree takes three years to mature and then yields only a pound of coffee each year. With so much at stake, Millstone uses a slow roasting method to coax the best from every bean, so that you can brew and enjoy premium, coffeehouse quality coffee in your own home. Millstone Colombian Supremo is made from 100 percent Colombian beans, grown in the mountains of Colombia. This medium-roast blend is full-bodied and rich in flavor without too much acidity, making it a perfect cup of coffee for any time of day.
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: $29.13 (as of 02/09/2010)
Folgers Home Cafe Coffee Pods, French Vanilla, 16-Count Packages (Pack of 6)
Folgers with Home Cafe, deep-roasted coffees, brewed one cup at a time, are never further away than your kitchen counter. Packed inside each Coffee Pod is a precise measurement of exquisitely prepared coffee. A variety of roasts and blends from Folgers makes it easy to enjoy coffee you love.
Avg. Customer Rating: 
Amazon Price: (as of 02/09/2010)
great coffee pods & filters...
Presto 09402 MyPod Refillable Replacement Pod (Senseo)
Presto MyPod Refillable Coffee Holder - The Philips Senseo coffee maker uses disposable pods to make a delicious cup of coffee. But those pods can get expensive, and they don't have every flavor and type of coffee imaginable. That's where the Presto MyPod can help! It replaces your Senseo's pod holder, allowing you to use your own ground coffee. Simply pour the coffee into the MyPod, put on the compacting cover, and insert it into the Senseo!
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: (as of 02/09/2010)
Perfect Pod Holster Use Any Pod in Your Keurig Coffee Maker - Over 10,000 Sold
The Perfect Pod Holster allows you to use virtually any pod 55mm and greater in your Keurig coffee Machine. It features a self tamping spring which extracts a beter cup of coffee or tea. Now you can buy less expensive pods and use them in your Keurig machine. You can also make your own custom coffee pods using the Perfect Pod Maker (sold seperately) for the perfect cup of coffee you have been looking for.
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $13.59 (as of 02/09/2010)
Melitta FilterPads (50 count) For the Senseo and other Pod Coffee Machines
You get 50 (FIFTY) filters per box! What is your favorite coffee? So many different people, so many different coffees. Would you like to use the brands/flavors that you like best in your pod coffee maker? Now you can! Because the Melitta filterpads can be filled with your favorite coffee in a second. Make it as strong or weak as you like, by putting more or less coffe in the filterpad. This is really enjoying your coffee!taste!
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $5.00 (as of 02/09/2010)
Aloha Island Variety Pack of Kona Coffee Blend Coffee Pods, 18 Pods
Variety Pack of Kona-Hawaiian Blend Coffee Pods. 18 KONA-PODS, a selection of six roasts and flavors.
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 02/09/2010)
SINGLE SERVE POD C/M
If you're a coffee lover who wants their coffee made without any hassle, the Hamilton Beach Single Serve Coffee Maker is the perfect candidate. It brews an 11-ounce cup of single serve coffee. You can use ground coffee or a single-serve coffee pod , for added versatility.
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: (as of 02/09/2010)
Aloha Island Certified Organic Coffee Pods, Bonzai Pipeline Dark Roast, 36 Pods
Dark Roast 100% Kona Coffee KONA-PODS for all pod coffee brewers. Pure Kona coffee for the best coffee possible from your pod brewer.
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $38.95 (as of 02/09/2010)
Francis Francis! X6 Trio Pod-Only Espresso/Cappuccino Machine, Red
Designed by renowned Italian espresso-machine maker Francis Francis! and architect Luca Trazzi, this 1100-watt espresso/cappuccino machine features a stylish retro-contemporary design that makes a strong visual statement in any kitchen. With an 18-bar pressure pump and quality all-brass boiler and brewing components, the machine works exclusively with ESE single-serve coffee pods for perfectly measured and tamped espresso every time. Thanks to its innovative Trio Technology, all it takes is a simple and intuitive rotation of the filter holder to make three different espresso preparations--short (ristretto), normal (espresso), and long (espresso lungo). The same coffee pod can therefore be used to obtain three different results.
Avg. Customer Rating:
Amazon Price: $399.99 (as of 02/09/2010)
~Coffee News Break~
Acai Berry Australia
Get great deals and free trials on acai berry supp more...1 point
Ab Exercises for Women
You've tried all of the miracle diets. You have do more...1 point
Acai Berry Canada
Acai Berry Canada - know where to buy acai berry s more...1 point
What the Web says about Alamid Coffee
- Miranda: Spotted [Photo-Hunt]
- Coffee Alamid, the world's rarest brew, is coffee prepared from coffee beans harvested from droppings of wild civet on different forest floors of Philippine mountains. A 100-gram pack of coffee alamid costs US$100...a kilo is US$500. ...
- One Day at a Time: ALaMiD
- The partly digested coffee berry then comes out of the Alamid together with its poop. The poops are picked up by farmers, the coffee bean separated, roasted, ground and turned to one of the most expensive and exotic coffee in the world. ...
- I can do that!: Pasalubong
- Alamid coffee is very flavorful, it's one of the few I can drink without any sugar or cream. BTW, I meant to say "psychedelic" not "psychedic" hehe. Can't wait to see the puto bumbong making process here. :) Hope you had a wonderful ...
- Kape sa Tae ng Alamid | FilipinoWriter.com
- If you love coffee, this is worth a hunt! Guarantee! Oh, and it makes a great present for foreign friends, too! To read more about this Alamid coffee, go to this site: http://www.arengga.com/ ...
I need you all to warm me up! What can you say?
-
Reply
- QuiltFinger QuiltFinger Feb 9, 2010 @ 3:57 pm
- HA! I must totally try this! I've heard about it, but now I really want to know if it's worth the extra price. Very charming lens. Five stars.
-
Reply
- HealthFreak2009 HealthFreak2009 Jan 29, 2010 @ 5:28 pm
- I have eaten a lot of things from snails to fish eggs. I am not sure I could ever make myself drink something that come out of an animals rear end. Who knows, maybe I would love it so much I wouldn't care.
-
Reply
- shineystones shineystones Jan 29, 2010 @ 3:06 pm
- This is a great lens. The topic is really weird. I have heard of this before, but I just don't think I could get myself to drink this coffee.
-
Reply
- oldbird oldbird Jan 26, 2010 @ 8:58 pm
- You are truly a lensmaster!! This lens is amazing and one to which I would like my coffee lens to aspire someday... someday. Keep up the great work. I am amazed at the range of your interests!!
Warmest aloha from Hawaii!
OldBird
-
Reply
- jgelien jgelien Dec 15, 2009 @ 2:12 am
- Great lens. I love coffee of all kinds.
-
Reply
- Joie Joie Nov 24, 2009 @ 2:46 pm
- Hi, Naiza!
Life has been crazy, and I had to take a Squidoo break for a while, but I'M BACK! Nice to visit your fascinating lens again! Hope all is well with you! - Joie
-
Reply
- ChineseKitesforKids ChineseKitesforKids Sep 17, 2009 @ 10:12 pm
- I drink the cheap stuff but I have a great respect for the expensive stuff. When I drink this kind of coffee I'm zipping around the room like a crazy woman!
-
Reply
- jpvillalobos jpvillalobos Aug 18, 2009 @ 1:58 am
- I loved coffee it stimulates me a lot, and it stimulates me more when I have read that most expensive coffee came from the civet cats feces...
-
Reply
- ENAN DE LEON ENAN DE LEON Dec 9, 2008 @ 3:27 am
- TERRRIFFFIC COFFEE !!!
That Philippine Civet Coffee (Alamid) is the subject of discussion upon my returning to work here in Tripoli Libya. As one of our co-employee (British guy) tried it in U.K. for a cost of 50GBP per cup. Amazing price if you compare it from Starbucks coffee. The result, I am obliged now to bring from Philippines a minimum of one kilo of that expensive coffee beans - CHEERS to ALAMID !!!
-
Reply
- certfied C0ff33Addict certfied C0ff33Addict Oct 16, 2008 @ 12:25 am
- A cup of Cofee is the rocking me up!!! ... And I keep on asking for more... more... and more
-
Reply
- CleanerLife CleanerLife Sep 27, 2008 @ 11:40 pm
- Heard about Kopi Luwak before, can't imagine I'll try it any time soon. Great Lens, tho! :)
-
Reply
- WhiteBison WhiteBison Sep 19, 2008 @ 2:48 pm
- YUCK...people will buy anything! Why do people buy into this stuff? I think I'll stick with my iced coffee! Great work on this lens, really interesting topic.
-
Reply
- hotbrain hotbrain Sep 18, 2008 @ 1:52 am
- I heard about Kopi Luwak on the news some time ago... You've made a very nice looking page with lots of info :)
Come check out the Starbucks mugs frenzy :)
-
Reply
- lakeerieartists lakeerieartists Aug 20, 2008 @ 12:22 pm
- Wow! really great lens.
-
Reply
- alicesy alicesy Aug 1, 2008 @ 3:59 am
- Excellent Lens. I like the quality insight you have provided here about ~The Most Expensive Coffee in the World~. Keep up the good work.
Please check out my Police Jobs Blog.
- Load More
Check out these great lenses...
-
Leche Flan: The Yummiest Dessert Ever
-
I love everything sweets! From candies to simple desserts is perfect to ease all the mood swings of the day... Leche Flan also known as Creme caramel flan or simply caramel custard, is pretty much a rich custard dessert with a layer of soft caramel...
-
Easy Mixed Rice Recipes
-
I do admit that my usual everyday diet is never without rice. I am very much an obsessed rice-eater. I don't know if it is because I am Asian or probably it is what my stomach cravings can only satisfy. Why not! Anyway, you'll find here a lot of yum...
-
How To Make Bento Boxed Meal Recipes
-
Have you already heard about Bento? Do you love preparing meals in lunch boxes? Bento is very much like a packed lunch or meal in a food container such as lunch boxes which is intricately arranged in your own tastes and you can add whatever dishes a...
-
Easy Homemade Empanada Recipes
-
Sounds like a slogan, somewhere? No! I just thought to gather some unique, healthy, easy and most especially homemade empanada recipes that you can actually try at the comfort of your home. Empanada is prepared similarly to a pie cut in pieces, maki...
-
Homemade Guacamole Recipes
-
If you are looking for something new in your diet list aside from salads and chips, you should try these fabulous homemade guacamole recipes. So, let's see how Guacamole is done, the preparation, and awesome recipes that comes in many different...
Join Squidoo and create your own lenses. They're free! Everyone's an expert on something. Anything that interests you probably interests someone else. CLICK HERE!
The Most Expensive Coffee In The World by Naiza Oclares is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.squidoo.com.
by NAIZA
Explore related pages
Gourmet Coffee Beans, Grinders, Frappes and Lattes- If You LOVE Coffee, Frappes, Cocoa, or Tea, this is the perfect Place for...
Gift Ideas For Coffee Lovers and Coffee Gifts For The Holidays- Keurig coffee makers are great gift ideas and my Keurig single serve roaster is...
Instant Coffee Fact or Fiction- IMHO There are way too many disbelievers in the world today. Those who say that&...
The History of the Coffeehouse Around the World- Perhaps you envision a dimly lit room with little tables scattered around. ...
Fun Quiz: COFFEE Break, or TEA Time?- It's the age-old question... Which came first, the COFFEE, or the TEA? OK, so ma...
Philippines, my home- Coconut palms, lush tropical greenery, white-sand beaches, beautiful seas........
