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Coffee in a Pouch –Marsupial Joe

Café life has long been an Australian pastime, but an unusual recent Indonesian import, Kopi Luwak, is causing quite a stir. 

The origins of a Kopi Luwak bean are what make it arguably the most rare, expensive, and sought-after coffee in the world. The coffee is made from beans excreted by a small, cat-like marsupial indigenous to the islands of Indonesia, the Asian Palm Civet.

Coffee in a Pouch –Marsupial Joe

Café life has long been an Australian pastime, but an unusual recent Indonesian import, Kopi Luwak, is causing quite a stir. 

The origins of a Kopi Luwak bean are what make it arguably the most rare, expensive, and sought-after coffee in the world. The coffee is made from beans excreted by a small, cat-like marsupial indigenous to the islands of Indonesia, the Asian Palm Civet.