Kopi Luwak is a coffee that travels through the digestive system of wild civets. As nocturnal animals, wild civets eat fruits as their main course and the coffee bean as their snack and desert during the nighttime. After selecting the tastiest coffee fruit on the branch, wild civets spit out the red outer layer, eat the coffee bean, and excrete the bean. As it goes through their digestive system, the coffee bean becomes less acidic and generates a fresher aroma. Afterwards, farmers collect the feces of the civets that contain those beans as shown in the image.
Unfortunately, numerous civets have been caged and force-fed coffee to the point of self-mutilating their limbs. Because we support animal protection and are against animal abuse, we ensure that our coffee comes from wild civets. Our strict process to ensure the safety of wild civets includes purchasing from trusted suppliers who review the collection process of the civet feces at the Indonesian farm, certifications from the Banyuwangi district government and the Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute in Indonesia, and laboratory analysis of the coffee beans.
As an American importer and green coffee bean purchaser, all of us at Toja Coffee have visited the farm in the village of Telemung on Mount Ijen in Indonesia where these arabica beans are harvested and processed as single wash. During our visit, we and the farmers hiked the mountain in search of the civet feces at night. Our Indonesian partner, PT King Agro Indonesia, exports the coffee to the United States. Our coffee is then roasted in, packaged in, and distributed from Los Angeles. We look forward to sharing this coffee with you.