# Kopi Luwak and civet cats

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-and-civet-cats/719695>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 10, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-and-civet-cats/719695 "2015-05-10T10:01:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thphizikil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@Thphizikil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thphizikil)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-and-civet-cats/719695/1 "2015-05-10T10:01:20Z")

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Possibly the most expensive coffee is not this one, but another.

[Elephant Dung Coffee: Smooth, Rich and Expensive](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/elephant-dung-coffee-smooth-rich-expensive/story?id=18730668)

From the news that I saw originally a few years ago, the elephants were very well-treated, almost pampered. But then I guess it’s always a good idea to stay on an elephant’s good side when you have to see them every day. They may not think much of people that clean up their poop in the first place, kind of like how aliens may assume dogs are in charge since they see us following them and cleaning up their messes.

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**Author:** ![fedman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/278dde/32.png) [@fedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-and-civet-cats/719695/2 "2015-05-16T08:15:38Z")

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recently, there was episode where the old man had chumley bring him some of that civet coffee, and said it was best he ever drank

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**Author:** ![The\_Angry\_Badger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@The\_Angry\_Badger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Angry_Badger)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kopi-luwak-and-civet-cats/719695/3 "2015-05-16T13:21:28Z")

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I’ve tried the civet coffee before, and it is really good stuff.

Unfortunately, a couple of years ago, I found out about this: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24034029](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-24034029)

:mad:

So now I won’t drink it.