Luwak Civet Coffee Farm, Bali, Indonesia

3Damien H 5:00 PM Mar 15, 2012

Australia be advised about Kopi Luwak
Australians heading to the coffee pantation in Bali on the way to Kintamani should not bother purchasing Kopi Luwak, the most expensive coffee in the world. You can try it for 50,000rp while your'e there to get the taste. Even if you buy it granulated you cannot bring it into Australia. As I went through quarantine, declaring wood and other things I advised them I had gone to the plantation and the AQIS officer gave me the low down on Kopi Luwak. Don't bring it into Australia. Other granulated coffee should be OK except for Kopi Luwak. I love coffee and personally I like the strong flavor of the male bean Bali Coffee, a must try. Kopi Luwak is OK but to me it's over rated. They will try to tell you Kopi Luwak is OK to bring back, but you will be disapointed when you declare it. Lets face it we dont want to introduce any nasty's into this country. So try Kopi Luwak but don't bring it home. Among other things grown there you can see Vanilla, chocolate, tobacco and cinamon.

3Klaus G 5:00 PM Jun 24, 2018

Cruelty to animals
It is interesting how the civet poo coffee is promoted as something you must taste. The process of the civet actually eating the coffee beans in the wild has been converted to a value add industry. However what they don't tell you is that they starve the animals from water and then give them a soap solution to drink to clear their bowels.