The Rarest Coffee On The Planet!!
Where can you buy or find the world's rarest coffee? Read on and I'll tell you and it's for real - not one of these fake statements that cities like Singapore use to say they have the world's best, the world's biggest etc. This one really is the rarest coffee in the world!!
I was in Munduk in Bali and touring near rice fields only to find a coffee plantation nearby. While checking out the coffee plantation we were introduced to a somewhat odd looking creature known as the Luwak Fox!! It is this creature that eats red coffee beans, is a mix between a cat, wolf, fox and dog and it helps produce the Luwak Coffee!
Right where do I start? The Luwak Fox eats coffee beans and they then come out of its ass. They use these digested and excreted beans to make the special Luwak Coffee. Really? Yes its the excretion of a Luwak Fox!! I couldn't quite believe it but it had to be tried!!
We noticed a bonus option was to try an alcoholic version of it - so we did - they added a drop of booze into our Luwak Coffee!
The Luwak coffee can be tried all over Bali and Indonesia, and of course is also exported. We went to a cafe called Kubu Kopi but there are a few around. Your driver will more than likely take you to a coffee plantation if you do a day tour of northern Bali. It's not touristy to try the Luwak coffee - so if you want to try it - make sure he takes you there. It'sin Munduk, so another option is to stay in Munduk itself.
You get a wide range on the menu which includes a photo of the amazing Luwak Fox on it just to convince you to buy and try it. The price was around $8 US Dollars so go for it - as this is the world's rarest coffee! But hold on - what did it taste like?? It was great - I can't easily describe the taste but a totally relaxing and tasty coffee - plus you're in a peaceful environment with a fab view!
OK it's time for me to go and get a normal coffee now! Thanks for reading!
Where can you sample the world's most rare coffee? Head to Munduk in Bali, Indonesia, though it is also exported!
So what's it called? - Luwak Coffee
How much will it cost you? - Less than 10 US Dollars (mine was around 8USD)
How's it made? - From coffee beans which have been digested and extracted from the Luwak fox
Should you try it? Of course!! You only get one chance in life, live it!!
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To learn more about insane cafe journeys and cafe in East Timor check out the overlanding Indonesia part of Don't Stop Living travel blog.. Also published at The Rarest Coffee On The Planet!!.