480105 Wed Jan 16 17:01:16 -0800 2008 24 2 Los Angeles Area 0 3302914 If I had any idea how good this coffee was going to be, I would have brought it back to the states by the bucketful. Does anyone know if it's sold anywhere in LA? It's the coffee bean that is unceremoniously eaten, digested then pooped out by a civit cat. Gross, but it makes one hell of a cup of coffee. Wed Jan 16 17:01:16 -0800 2008 67836 pupster911 1 3302966 wait WHAT!? As a vietnamese person, I have never EVER heard of such a thing. Wed Jan 16 17:17:33 -0800 2008 3302914 91179 ns1 2 3303833 I've been to Vietnam many times and have had hundreds of cups of coffee there. Never heard of this. I've heard of something similar, but I think it was from Indonesia. While people love to drink coffee in Vietnam, most people aren't that picky about the quality of the beans. Wed Jan 16 23:40:00 -0800 2008 3302966 71423 bsquared2 3 4243457 I stand corrected. I had originally asked my wife (who is from Vietnam) about it and she thought I was crazy because she thought I said it was from a "cat". When I brought it up again later, she realized I was talking about "squirrel coffee". Yes there is such a thing. It is more expensive in Vietnam, but not too crazy. I brought some back for people. At Highland coffee, which is the "Starbucks" of Vietnam, I also had Culi Coffee which was a bit sour. I thought it was pretty good. I have no idea where to find this coffee in LA. In most VN restaurants I see them serving Cafe du Monde. Fri Dec 12 22:00:58 -0800 2008 3303833 71423 bsquared2 2 4319150 Heres the poop. Wikipedia explains that Kopi Luwak (or Civet coffee) comes from the Asian Palm Civet. It is coffee that has passed through the digestive tract of the animal. This coffee was featured in the movie “Bucket List.” In Vietnam a simular coffee is called “weasel coffee,” which is made from coffee berries which have been regurgitated by local weasels. In actuality the "weasel" is just the local version of the Asian Palm Civet.” Therefore it appears that "weasel coffee" has not been digested then pooped out, but for some reason the local cat in Vietnam regurgitates it. I wonder if there is a different flavor with the vomit version versus the real shit. I wonder which version the OP, pupster911 (pupster?) really had. Coffee w/ photo of fresh re-made coffee beans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak The animal with that special touch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Pa... With all these names, including squirrel coffee," as mentioned by bsqared2, it may be easier to locate. Mon Jan 12 11:55:08 -0800 2009 3302966 90917 JeetJet 3 4319267 sounds like a great cup of coffee to go with a shit sandwich. ah, scatological humor will never get old. but seriously i'd rather not pay for a 65 dollar cup of that has been shitted out. i wonder if the animal has diaarrhea does that make it even more delicious and rarer. Mon Jan 12 12:27:29 -0800 2009 4319150 10866 kevin 4 4319310 kevin, you made me take a closer look at the wiki photo and IMO this shit actually looks like diaarrhea. I agree with you and when I am willing to pay more for coffee I will stick with Blue Mountain. photo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak Mon Jan 12 12:39:20 -0800 2009 4319267 90917 JeetJet 1 3303040 Well, now you've got me searching on the web. This place turned up as the main wholesaler of the stuff. They're in L.A., but it sounds like pretty rare and expensive stuff (that often turns out to be bogus). So call and see if they have any. http://www.mpmountanosofsocal.com/index-old.htm Wed Jan 16 17:45:17 -0800 2008 3302914 12460 Chowpatty 1 3303847 Looks a bit expensive as well... http://www.latimes.com/la-fg-coffee13jul13,0,2098980.story?coll=la-home-center Wed Jan 16 23:51:51 -0800 2008 3302914 123599 LaLa Eat 1 3303859 Funnel Mill in Santa Monica serves up a cup for $60. Thu Jan 17 00:23:47 -0800 2008 3302914 14638 ristretto 1 3304540 OK, it may be wandering in the direction of a cross-post, but has anyone on the boards actually compared, . . . well, let's call it "poop coffee", with coffee produced more, ....ahem. . . "conventionally" from the same beans? Thu Jan 17 08:21:19 -0800 2008 3302914 11398 silverlakebodhisattva 1 3304590 I have some Civat coffee beans in my fridge right now, but from the Philippines. The brand name is "Arengga", I am not impressed, but to me a fine cut of coffee still comes from Dunkin. We bought it as a lark to freak out our friends and brewed up a pot at Christmas, Nothing special. But at $60.00 a cup.............. Any one wants to but a half bottle of the rarest coffee in the world? Thu Jan 17 08:35:07 -0800 2008 3302914 151072 currymouth 1 3304841 its called caphe cut chon, you can definitely get it in vietnam, however even there, most of it is fake anyway.... Thu Jan 17 09:29:43 -0800 2008 3302914 12923 modernist 1 3304934 I've only heard this called "kopi luwak" and it's Indonesian, and usually fake. Thu Jan 17 09:46:23 -0800 2008 3302914 10811 Das Ubergeek 1 3309871 I bought a bag of both supposedly real poop coffee and the fake in Vietnam. The "fake" chemically "digested" in a test tube. The real stuff is superb, but the cheap fake coffee is still hands down way better than any coffee I've ever tried. The digestive process makes the coffee really sweet and tastes like chocolate. There's no bitterness or acidic flavor, it's just pure mocha-y goodness. Fri Jan 18 15:01:48 -0800 2008 3302914 67836 pupster911 1 4241732 I bought 4 bags of weasel coffee inHanoi and I'll tell you, I have never tasted anything more delicious in all my life. It has chocolately, vanilla richness that turned me, a tea-drinker, into a scavenging ebay coffee hunter. I CANNOT find it in the US, and would give my right hand for a bag of the stuff. Fri Dec 12 08:57:36 -0800 2008 3302914 247950 lucindat 1 4243009 When seeking out the strange, odd, and freakish, ask Eddie... http://www.deependdining.com/search?updated-max=2008-06-02T04%3A00%3A00-07%3A00&max-results=4 Scroll down to the bottom third of the page... :) Fri Dec 12 17:03:12 -0800 2008 3302914 64003 bulavinaka 1 4244959 I don't know the name of the place, but on the corner of Centinela & Santa Monica Blvd there is a little coffee place right next to the Volvo repair place. They have said poop coffee. I do not know how much they charge for a cup. Sat Dec 13 19:25:37 -0800 2008 3302914 248331 aimbonics 2 4245261 Balcony Cafe. Great little place. Sun Dec 14 00:12:05 -0800 2008 4244959 101728 Frommtron 3 4245979 There is a "fake" weasel coffee that you can buy online. It is enzymatically digested in a lab instead of pooped out of civit cat's rectum. It's pretty damn close to the real thing for a fraction of the price. http://www.trung-nguyen-online.com/index.html Sun Dec 14 11:30:53 -0800 2008 4245261 67836 pupster911 2 4246033 i'm pretty sure they don't have the poop aka weasel coffee, etc. unless it's on a secret menu. besides how much would they charge for the stuff, and they are also a CASH ONLY establishment. Sun Dec 14 11:55:34 -0800 2008 4244959 10866 kevin 3 4247232 I've never seen it there. I'm just saying that aimbonics was referring to the Balcony Cafe. Sun Dec 14 23:20:58 -0800 2008 4246033 101728 Frommtron 1 4246703 isn't the point that it is no longer the droppings, and that now it only refers to the best beans? Sun Dec 14 17:51:32 -0800 2008 3302914 247185 batfink23 1 4317970 most of the stuff, even the stuff in vietnam is knock off. anytime you can get a product that is vastly more expensive than the comparable stuff, there will be a knockoff or fake product flooding the market. Mon Jan 12 05:37:33 -0800 2009 3302914 12923 modernist 2 4318943 Funnel Mill in SaMo has a certificate of authenticity for the Indonesian Kopi Luwak they sell. Now at $65/cup and $739/lb according to their website! Mon Jan 12 10:54:25 -0800 2009 4317970 14638 ristretto