Where can I buy a cup of 'cat poo' coffee (Kopi Luwak) in Melbourne?
I'm currently in Melbourne, a coffee-lover's paradise. As such, I'm quite keen to try the infamous 'cat poo' coffee (Kopi Luwak) in Melbourne, given that the skill of a Melbourne barista is likely to surpass mine, and should be able to brew a good cup.
To be clear - I don't want to buy the coffee grains or bags of it, I want to buy a cup of it to drink.
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Best Answer
I'm not sure that any cafés will have this on the menu to be honest. What you could try doing is purchasing a bag of the beans and then taking it to a good barista and ask them to brew it for you. No guarantees that will work, but it might be worth a try. Particularly if you catch them when they're not too busy.
If you are on a quest to taste some great coffee while in Melbourne, you may be interested in this recent article on the most expensive cup of coffee in Melbourne (Jun 21, 2013). Price tag: $30.
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How much is a cup of luwak coffee?
With prices ranging between $35 and $100 a cup, or about $100 to $600 a pound, kopi luwak is widely considered to be the most expensive coffee in the world.How much is luwak coffee in Australia?
On one website selling to Australia I found Kopi Luwak ranging in price from $149 \u2013 $288 per 100g. Per ONE HUNDRED GRAMS. That's $1490 \u2013 $2800 a kilo.How much is civet coffee in Australia?
Despite the closeness of the coffee's home on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, Australia's first civet cat brew has only just gone on sale in Queensland state, selling for A$50 a cup at the Heritage Tea Rooms, west of Townsville.Which coffee is made by cat potty?
Kopi Luwak, also called civet cat coffee or cat poop coffee. The history of Kopi Luwak coffee starts way back in the 1700s when the Dutch first set up coffee plantations in Sumatra and Java. According to legend, the locals noticed that wild animals were eating the ripe coffee cherries and leaving the beans behind.The World Cup of Takeaways (MUKBANG)
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