Greensboro speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Aug. 22, 2025


Greensboro speaks up: Letters to the editor for the week of Aug. 22, 2025

There are at least two other wildly exotic beans. One is Civet Coffee; the other is Kopi Luwak. Both are sourced from Indonesia, Sumatra, Bali, Sulawesi, East Timor, the Philippines (all with 19% tariffs) and Vietnam (a 20% tariff).

What do Jacu Bird, Civet and Kopi Luwak have in common? They're all carefully hand-selected from the feces of a bird and two species of cats. Those creatures are partial to coffee beans. They ingest them, digest them and excrete them. Apparently, that process (regardless of the bean's host) imparts a unique flavor that is less acidic (who knew?). They are called the "Holy Grail" of coffees. Civet and Kopi Luwak come in at $600 per pound plus a 19% tariff ($714).

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