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Alun_evans

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  1. Tonight I am drinking a Java Village that I roasted very, very early this morning. As with most Java's it is medium in acidity and has a wonderful, syrupy chocolate flavour... perfect
  2. OK maybe I can add a bit of fact to the fiction. I am an expat living here in Indonesia and I have 1/. purchased green coffee Luwak and roasted it... ans 2/. Own my very own Luwak (Masked Civet cat with very sharp teeth and a nasty temper to match) and experimented with feeding him ripe coffee cherries. On 1/. I buy a lot of green from throughout Indonesia. Last year, while scouting for a new plantation in the Barisan Mountains, I meet a small hold owner who claimed to have Luwak beans. Being a little sceptical, I was more than happy when she gave me 300gm of the bean as a gift. On my return to Jakarta I left the beans in storage until I happened to meet online Proff Massimo Marcone. The Proff is the world expert in identifying whether Kopi Luwak IS Kopi Luwak.... rather than a imitation. He is based in Canada and kindly tested the beans for me. The news came bask that the beans were real. On roasting- I had some problems with the amount of oil secreted by the beans during the roasting process. The final product was city roast....the taste? Yes, different...slightly sweet and florally. On 2/. After much searching my wife found a Civet Cat- A Javanese Palm Civet, rather than a Masked Civet. At a later stage if their is interest I will post some photos. Anyway- we have been experimenting with feeding him ripe cherries- although at this stage they are robusta cherries as the Java Arabica crop is still some way off from being ready to pick. He is fussy, but does eat and secrete the beans. Again- I am working on a more scientific report on this and will post it at a later stage. Cheers Alun
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