Still Waters Posted December 7, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Forget robusta and arabica - this is the world's most expensive coffee, given its unique flavour by...an elephant's digestive tract. The thought of a coffee bean passing through an elephant's internal organs might not leave coffee-lovers overly enthused. But the unique coffee, created in the hills of northern Thailand, is now the world's most expensive variety. http://www.dailymail...-elephants.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted December 7, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2012 There is also Kopi Luwak, coffee beans that have passed through the GI tract of a civet, and has also been called the most expensive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Learning Posted December 7, 2012 #3 Share Posted December 7, 2012 isnt too much coffee bad for us? but its okay to give loads to an elephant? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insaniac Posted December 7, 2012 #4 Share Posted December 7, 2012 So they want us to plant Elephant crap-beans in our coffee? How stupid do they think we are? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 7, 2012 Author #5 Share Posted December 7, 2012 There is also Kopi Luwak, coffee beans that have passed through the GI tract of a civet, and has also been called the most expensive. http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Kopi_Luwak We've had threads posted on here about that coffee too The Black Ivory coffee in the article is described as "now the world's most expensive variety". Whether it is or not I don't know. Either way I'll stick with my regular brand of decaff, not that I like coffee very much anyway, I prefer tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted December 7, 2012 #6 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Lots of coffees are from animal poo . It's always expensive,because someone has to pay the bean finders . You don't think they take minimum wage to go fingering around in piles of poop . And elephant poop,oh my god. I would need 75$,an hour,minimum . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted December 8, 2012 #7 Share Posted December 8, 2012 The only system I want my coffee beans to have been through is mine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted December 8, 2012 #8 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Make it stop......please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted December 8, 2012 #9 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I just swallowed some coffee beans. Any offers before they come out? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 8, 2012 #10 Share Posted December 8, 2012 This is why I drink tea. Coffee tastes like sh**. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted December 8, 2012 #11 Share Posted December 8, 2012 This is why I drink tea. Coffee tastes like sh**. Hahahahaaa!!! That was good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted December 8, 2012 #12 Share Posted December 8, 2012 We've had threads posted on here about that coffee too The Black Ivory coffee in the article is described as "now the world's most expensive variety". Whether it is or not I don't know. Either way I'll stick with my regular brand of decaff, not that I like coffee very much anyway, I prefer tea. I prefer tea as well. Recently I found a smoked black tea, Lapsang Souchong, which I've come to like. The aroma is definitely has an ash quality to it that is pleasant, at least to me. I've been thinking of using a fair bit in a batch of Rauchbier to enhance the smokiness of that style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Learning Posted December 8, 2012 #13 Share Posted December 8, 2012 If a rich person gave me this i would spit it out and say u dirty girty, this is coffee. They would say its the most expensive coffee its made through elephant dung and i would just leave lol. you would never see stephen fry doing a twinnings advert for tea waiting for thee freshest cup of elephant tea, coffee drinkers need to convert. You drink coffee for the caffiene and you drink tea for the pleasure I prefer tea as well. Recently I found a smoked black tea, Lapsang Souchong, which I've come to like. The aroma is definitely has an ash quality to it that is pleasant, at least to me. I've been thinking of using a fair bit in a batch of Rauchbier to enhance the smokiness of that style. i love lapsung tea, smells like a bonfire but tastes lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted December 8, 2012 #14 Share Posted December 8, 2012 So they want us to plant Elephant crap-beans in our coffee? How stupid do they think we are? I think this is aimed at those with more money than sense, about 1% of us last I heard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C235 Posted December 8, 2012 #15 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Who wants C235 special new brand Coffee?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insanity Posted December 8, 2012 #16 Share Posted December 8, 2012 If a rich person gave me this i would spit it out and say u dirty girty, this is coffee. They would say its the most expensive coffee its made through elephant dung and i would just leave lol. you would never see stephen fry doing a twinnings advert for tea waiting for thee freshest cup of elephant tea, coffee drinkers need to convert. You drink coffee for the caffiene and you drink tea for the pleasure i love lapsung tea, smells like a bonfire but tastes lovely. I agree. If you ever had Rauchbier, it has more a smoked meat quality. Lapsang has the ash and smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMelsWell Posted December 8, 2012 #17 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Both Civet and Elephant dung coffee are not coffee's I'd drink even if it was given to me, and I LOVE coffee. 1. Both are Robusta coffee beans on par with freakin' Folgers. 2. Pooping them doesn't make them better quality beans. They'e still Sh*&! Gimmick, gimmick, gimmick. And I find it hard to believe people will pay that kind of money for bad quality coffee.There's a sucker born every minute isn't there? Edited December 8, 2012 by MissMelsWell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted December 8, 2012 #18 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) I'm sure they clean it well before roasting and serving but, eww... It's the thought. Who was the first person to dig through civet poop for digested coffee beans...and why did the person do that in the first place?! And now elephant poop? Edited December 8, 2012 by Lava_Lady 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMelsWell Posted December 8, 2012 #19 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'm sure they clean it well before roasting and serving but, eww... It's the thought. Who was the first person to dig through civet poop for digested coffee beans...and why did the person do that in the first place?! And now elephant poop? The roasting process alone would kill anything icky ... They probably do nothing more than rinsing it before loading it into the roaster. Either way... Thailand doesn't grow Arabica beans... so what the elephants are eating is crappy Robusta grade coffee. And no amount of poop can change that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldethyl Posted December 8, 2012 #20 Share Posted December 8, 2012 You think drinking coffee filtered thru poop is bad? Read this: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/02/bugs-in-food_n_1467694.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingAngel Posted December 8, 2012 #21 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Elephants, 1st generation of this "rare coffee". What is next ? Rhinoceros? Pig? Chimpz? Last is humans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuriousGreek Posted December 8, 2012 #22 Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) Just the idea of drinking this kind of coffee is freaky..... Edited December 8, 2012 by CuriousGreek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted December 8, 2012 #23 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Anyone thirsty? Maybe it will taste a little chocolatey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted December 8, 2012 #24 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Reminds me of the cheap coffee they had where I used to work. Mystery coffee in unlabeled bags that was extremely bitter. Who knows what was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted December 8, 2012 #25 Share Posted December 8, 2012 You think drinking coffee filtered thru poop is bad? Read this: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/05/02/bugs-in-food_n_1467694.html Urp.... Lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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