Has anyone here ever tried Kopi Luwak? Although I find the idea of drinking it somewhat repugnant, at the same time I want to try it at least once. Is it really worth it, or is it just like real champagne vs sparkling wine (ie more about the name/rarity itself than the actual quality)?
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Re: Kopi Luwak
Originally posted by El Capitan link=1230510658/0#0 date=1230510658is it just like real champagne vs sparkling wine (ie more about the name/rarity itself than the actual quality)?
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Originally posted by Bill link=1230510658/0#2 date=1230597916Originally posted by El Capitan link=1230510658/0#0 date=1230510658is it just like real champagne vs sparkling wine (ie more about the name/rarity itself than the actual quality)?
I always wondered why people drank that acidic bubbly crap. When I was in France for about 3 days I went to a restuarant with my wife. It had Champagne for 38 euro. I thought expensive but what the hell. It was worth every bit of the 38 euro. It was like comparing fresh crab meat to sea food extender or fresh roasted, fresh ground coffee with instant coffee.
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Ill be roasting some Kopi Luwak in March for an Autism Association fundraiser - Ill possibly try a little myself, but still not sure! if you are going to be in Perth you are welcome to contact me and Ill provide details of the event.
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Originally posted by Thundergod link=1230510658/0#5 date=1230617466Strange that youve not had any Australian wine Capitan.
You can find it most anywhere I thought.
When I was having lunch in a backstreet retaurant in Florence (Italy) quite a few wines on the menu were Australian.
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Originally posted by El Capitan link=1230510658/0#9 date=1230619656The only Australian wine Ive seen is Yellowtail, although I do live in a fairly remote part of America, so good things show up later than usual.
Also, I dont know what Champagnes youve had before, but dont judge all Champagne by what say something like (non-vintage) Moët is like. Moët is, IMO, pretty ordinary and not a very good example of what Champagne is all about.
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Youre entering another dimension...
Ive never had any Yellowtail, just seen it around. I do try to keep an open mind though about judging a type by one particular brand. If you judged all beer by Bud Lite, youd be in a world of trouble.
Speaking of beer, nothing beats a pint of Samuel Smiths stout.
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Originally posted by El Capitan link=1230510658/0#12 date=1230683047Youre entering another dimension...
Ive never had any Yellowtail, just seen it around. I do try to keep an open mind though about judging a type by one particular brand. If you judged all beer by Bud Lite, youd be in a world of trouble.
Speaking of beer, nothing beats a pint of Samuel Smiths stout.
I usually go for a Weihenstephan or Paulaner hefeweissbeer.
I think this thread may be moved to Off Topic the way it is going!
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Interesting article about kl:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/kopi_luak.htm
Indonesia isnt the sole producer of civet-processed coffee, by the way. In Vietnam, aficionados hanker after the exceedingly rare caphe cut chon ("fox dung coffee," so named because civets resemble foxes to the Vietnamese), which is harvested in precisely the same manner as kopi luwak.
Fox poo coffee was mentioned on CS a few years ago:
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