Here we go again.....

Cuir_Beluga

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/food/thailands-new-delicacy-elephant-dung-coffee/story-fneuz92c-1227392479645

GeekKopi

Sheesh. No thanks.

Cuir_Beluga

I'll second that GeekKopi ^-^.

askthecoffeeguy

coffee cherries are not a natural part of the elephants diet, so its tantamount to animal cruelty to force them to eat in great quantities something that they would otherwise avoid Ive tried the Civit coffee from Indonesia on a number of occasions - and iv never had a good one - and ive seen them in captivity in confined cages all for the sake of producing coffee - not a great way for an animal to live out its life either

Cuir_Beluga

Good point about coffee cherries not being part of an elephants diet coffeeguy, I never even thought of that. I have heard about the civet cats being kept in cages and being force fed. Very cruel 🙁.

Kevohere

Article quote: "But riding the “grand cru” trend for coffee, it is sought after by customers eager to pay sky-high prices for unusual products. Black Ivory coffee will soon be available at high-end establishments in Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen and Moscow. But for now it is sold exclusively at luxury hotels in Asia, mostly in Thailand but also Singapore and Hong Kong." The product is obviously driven by persons of excess wealth, non existent concerns and/or any empathy for the 'processes' involved to put this "elephant dung brand is more gimmick than taste sensation" coffee into their cup! Maybe if they declare the EDB (Elephant Dung Brand) as an aphrodisiac, the gullible (more money than sense) population could then perhaps give the Rhinos some respite! 😡

Cuir_Beluga

Quite probably Kevo though I see no prestige in drinking poo coffee ;D. What is Grand Cru? I have seen the term but don't know what it is?

Brett_H

I've tried the civet cat coffee and the Ethiopian bird dung coffee. They are exorbitant prices for very, very average coffee.

Kevohere

Cuir Beluga wrote:

Quite probably Kevo though I see no prestige in drinking poo coffee ;D. What is Grand Cru? I have seen the term but don't know what it is?

The meaning of GRAND CRU: It's French for great growth — "it refers to an estate or a region with optimal growing conditions, from the world’s best coffee plantations, Grand Cru selects the finest seasonal beans that have the highest potential to be the best, in body, character, complexity and flavour. A French Wine term, supposedly borrowed by the coffee industry". (Sourced via Google) I agree Brett, VERY average! Civet coffee, popular by the gimmick factor and once rarity. Now "farmed" by others jumping on the touristy bandwagon.

Cuir_Beluga

Thanks Kevo 🙂. You who have tried the poo coffee of any sort are much braver than I ;D.

GeekKopi

I've tried kopi luwak Indonesia and it was pretty average. I prefer natural processed beans as opposed to digestive processed.

Moon

I tried the Civet cat beans at the Coffee expo a few months back. Pretty ordinary.

Cuir_Beluga

So lots of $$ for ordinary 🙁.