The next big thing in poo coffee
Coffee made from beans that have passed through a digestive tract is nothing new but the next big thing in ‘poo’ coffee comes from a different beast altogether.
It’s coffee extracted from the droppings of the rare South American Jacu bird, reportedly a fussy little critter who eats only the best, ripest Arabica berries and excretes the beans in piles under the coffee trees, which are then collected, washed (obviously), dried and roasted in the usual way.
It’s being sold in Brisbane at Merlo cafes during December (they claim to be the only importers of the coffee in Australia). This particular Jacu coffee comes from Camocim Estate, a certified biodynamic/fairtrade farm in Pedra Azul, Espirito Santo, Brazil.
I tried a cup (made into a latte) today and here’s what I thought:
Rich and full-bodied but sweet;
Nutty and kind of wheaty;
Not at all faeces-like;
Pretty much just like normal, good-quality coffee.
It’s being sold for $10 a cup so definitely has more of a novelty value for coffee nerds. I suggest buying a cup for someone who is easily alarmed and telling them what its made from only after they’ve drunk it ...
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/the-next-big-thing-in-poo-coffee-20111202-1oam4.html#ixzz1fbwicrK2
Coffee made from beans that have passed through a digestive tract is nothing new but the next big thing in ‘poo’ coffee comes from a different beast altogether.
It’s coffee extracted from the droppings of the rare South American Jacu bird, reportedly a fussy little critter who eats only the best, ripest Arabica berries and excretes the beans in piles under the coffee trees, which are then collected, washed (obviously), dried and roasted in the usual way.
It’s being sold in Brisbane at Merlo cafes during December (they claim to be the only importers of the coffee in Australia). This particular Jacu coffee comes from Camocim Estate, a certified biodynamic/fairtrade farm in Pedra Azul, Espirito Santo, Brazil.
I tried a cup (made into a latte) today and here’s what I thought:
Rich and full-bodied but sweet;
Nutty and kind of wheaty;
Not at all faeces-like;
Pretty much just like normal, good-quality coffee.
It’s being sold for $10 a cup so definitely has more of a novelty value for coffee nerds. I suggest buying a cup for someone who is easily alarmed and telling them what its made from only after they’ve drunk it ...
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/the-next-big-thing-in-poo-coffee-20111202-1oam4.html#ixzz1fbwicrK2

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) is great coffee that I roast and prepare myself.
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