The Bean Stop in Eau Claire Market in Calgary has started serving ‘cat poop coffee’.

The Bean Stop in Eau Claire Market in Calgary has started serving Kopi Luwak – popularly known as ‘cat poop coffee’.

Produced in the Doi Chaang region of northern Thailand, Kopi Luwak is made when the common palm civet — a small, tree-dweller that is closer to a raccoon than a cat — eats coffee cherries.

Once passed through the animal’s digestive system, workers pick the seeds out — by hand — and they are processed.

The ‘unusual, odd and unique’ product doesn’t come cheap. A single cup will sell for $25 and a 50 gram pack will be sold for $60. Despite the high price, The Bean Stop's Own -Cutler, said they’ve already taken orders for 25 cups and have pre-sold 11 tins.

“This will appeal to two groups of people,” said owner Ken Cutler.

“Coffee connoisseurs and there’s probably a group of people who will have a cup just say they had a cup.

“It’s such an unusual, odd and unique product.”

The end result is what Cutler describes as one of the most unique blends of java you can find.

“It’s very smooth,” he said.

“It’s got both a fruity and an earthiness, it’s almost got a natural sweetness to it which is very unusual.” And this kind of coffee doesn’t come cheap.

“It’s a very exclusive-type product,” he said.

Just finding Kopi Luwak is tough. “My understanding is there is only 1,000 kg produced each year so the supply is obviously very, very limited,” said Cutler.

Since, I am indeed a Coffee connoisseur (I drink my coffee black); I am so going to try this- To Be Con't...

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