Kerises in different cultural spheres

Boedhi Adhitya · 4th March 2010, 11:44 AM

I believe the very basic 'idea' of Kopi Luwak is the wild luwak would only pick the ripe coffee beans for his dinner. When the luwak is put on cage and feed by human, then the 'luwak-picked coffee bean' is gone.
I believe there is another method where people would herd the luwak through the coffee plantation and let the luwak picks the coffee beans.
Certainly, the luwak ingestion track would alter the coffee taste, but ripe coffee beans also important.

It is worth to note that a wood from coffee tree makes a good alternative material for keris sheath. It has mild brown colour and smooth grain.

Well, at least I mention 'keris' once

A. G. Maisey · 4th March 2010, 12:32 PM

Very possibly Boedhi. Very possibly.

If kopi luwak from cage kept luwak can be sold for 7 juta, I wonder what the value of kopi luwak from wild luwak might be?

Imagine the difficulty:- treking through the coffee groves searching for luwak droppings. That's what we could call labour intensive.

Incidentally, I did try supposedly wild kopi luwak from Sumatra a couple of times. My memory of it is that it was no better and no worse than the stuff I've tried from Bali.

4th March 2010, 11:44 AM	#1
Boedhi Adhitya Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 103	I believe the very basic 'idea' of Kopi Luwak is the wild luwak would only pick the ripe coffee beans for his dinner. When the luwak is put on cage and feed by human, then the 'luwak-picked coffee bean' is gone. I believe there is another method where people would herd the luwak through the coffee plantation and let the luwak picks the coffee beans. Certainly, the luwak ingestion track would alter the coffee taste, but ripe coffee beans also important. It is worth to note that a wood from coffee tree makes a good alternative material for keris sheath. It has mild brown colour and smooth grain. Well, at least I mention 'keris' once

4th March 2010, 12:32 PM	#2
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	Very possibly Boedhi. Very possibly. If kopi luwak from cage kept luwak can be sold for 7 juta, I wonder what the value of kopi luwak from wild luwak might be? Imagine the difficulty:- treking through the coffee groves searching for luwak droppings. That's what we could call labour intensive. Incidentally, I did try supposedly wild kopi luwak from Sumatra a couple of times. My memory of it is that it was no better and no worse than the stuff I've tried from Bali.