[Lee Stewart]

Genuine kopi luwak is collected from the droppings of wild civet cats that prowl Indonesian coffee plantations at night, eating ripe coffee cherries. The cats can’t digest the beans so workers collect their precious droppings that are then washed, pounded, dried and roasted. Often touted as the rarest and most expensive coffee in the world, it also comes with serious concerns as many Balinese farmers keep the civets in appalling conditions in a bid to attract tourists, who shell out as much as $1,200 for a kilogram (2.2lbs).