Coffee Luwak... $30 a poop, I mean $30 a pop...

Three of the coffee drinkers in the family decided it was a good a time as any to try it... Coffee Luwak, that is. So, off we trooped to Blue Mountain Cafe in 313 Somerset.

Coffee Luwak comes from arabica or robusta beans that are, er, expelled from civet cats that eat them, then treated and cleansed at high temperature before roasting. It is said to be smooth and refreshing and it leaves no bitter aftertaste. Connoiseurs drink it without sugar and milk (Heaven forbids the latter!).

Here's some info about this exotic coffee:

http://coffeetea.about.com/cs/kindsofcoffee/a/aakopiluwak.htm

How did it taste? I wonder if the fact that each cup cost $26.90 a cup (before the plus/plus) affected our judgment but all three agreed that it was very nice and smooth. Angie and I felt there was no aftertaste, as advertised, but Liane detected a slight aftertaste and that it even had a certain similar aromatic resemblance to kopi tiam coffee. All three agreed it would be nice to try it again -- but only if someone else paid for it!

Here's a pic: