Kopi Luwak

Kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, is a unique type of coffee made from coffee cherries that have been partially digested by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The cherries undergo fermentation as they pass through the civet's intestines. After being excreted along with other fecal matter, they are then collected. The Asian palm civets are increasingly captured in the wild and traded for this purpose.

The production of kopi luwak is primarily centered on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, and in East Timor. It is also gathered from the wild or cultivated on farms in the Philippines, where it is referred to as kape motit in the Cordillera region, kapé alamíd in Tagalog areas, kapé melô or kapé musang in Mindanao, and kahawa kubing in the Sulu Archipelago. The term 'Weasel coffee' is an informal English translation of its Vietnamese name, cà phê Chồn.

Producers of these coffee beans argue that the unique process may enhance the coffee through two mechanisms: selection, wherein civets choose to consume only specific cherries, and digestion, where biological or chemical processes in the animals' digestive tracts alter the composition of the coffee cherries.