African Civet Cat: The Civet Family and Which Species Makes Coffee
The African civet cat is not a cat. It is Civettictis civetta, a heavy, nocturnal, ground-living member of the civet...
The Luwak Journal
Our inside look into wild civet coffee, from nature to nuance.
Best Practices for Cupping Luwak Coffee and Quality Scoring
Cupping is how coffee professionals actually judge a coffee, and for luwak coffee it does something no other method can:...
The Rarest Coffee Beans in the World: What Makes a Bean Scarce
Rarest coffee beans in the world are rare for three different reasons, and most lists blur them together. Some exist...
Kopi Luwak Origin: From Colonial Plantations to Cages and Wild Forests
Kopi luwak origin goes back to the coffee plantations of the 19th-century Dutch East Indies, where, by the commonly told...
Mandheling Sumatra Coffee: The Sumatran Bean People Mistake for Gayo
Mandheling Sumatra coffee is one of the best-known names in the coffee trade and one of the least precise: it...
Black Ivory Coffee Cost in 2026: What One Cup Actually Costs
The Black Ivory coffee cost, as of October 2026, is $170 for a 40 gram pack of the producer’s elephant-refined...
Is Kopi Luwak Cruel? The Truth About Caged and Wild Civets
Is kopi luwak cruel? When it comes from caged civets, yes, and the research is not ambiguous. When it is...
Civet Cat Perfume: What Civet Musk Is, and What It Has to Do With Coffee
Civet cat perfume is built on civet musk, a paste that civets secrete from a gland under the tail, and...
How Specialty Coffee Is Graded: Score, Screen Size and Defects
Specialty coffee grading is the set of checks that lets a seller write “specialty grade” or “84+” on a bag...
Coffee Gift Experiences: Wild Kopi Luwak from Aceh
A wild kopi luwak gift is a tasting ritual connecting origin, animal welfare, preparation, and giving. Rarity alone does not...
Gayo Coffee: Inside the Aceh Highlands Where Our Beans Grow
Gayo coffee is Arabica grown on the Gayo highlands of Aceh, at the northern tip of Sumatra; the gardens Original...
How to Brew Kopi Luwak: Dose, Grind and the Mistakes That Waste It
How to brew kopi luwak comes down to one goal: not wasting it. A 100 gram pouch gives you roughly...
