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The sale of Kopi Luwak was introduced to our menu in November 2006 and has been in itself an attraction for curious locals and tourists alike. What makes this coffee the most unique in the world, is that the coffee beans are eaten and then passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet – a cat like animal that lives in the jungles of Indonesia. While in the stomach, the cat's digestive juices leech out many of the proteins responsible for the bitterness in coffee and result in a smoother, sweeter flavour.
A media release and subsequent media frenzy brought approximately $5 million of publicity to not only Hervey’s Range Heritage Tea Rooms but also the Townsville region! As a result, this world wide exposure peeked the interest of the writers for the movie "The Bucket List" in 2007 (starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman) and they incorporated the Kopi Luwak coffee into their script as the staple beverage for Nicholson's character!
These coffee beans sell at $1200 USD per kilo! And every week we average approximately 4-5 customers who visit Hervey's Range Heritage Tea Rooms for the explicit purpose of tasting our infamous $50 cup of Kopi Luwak coffee! We then present them with a “Certificate of Experience”as a momento so to remember their unique encounter!
You can also experience this exquisite coffee at home as well!
For Sale:
30 gram pack of beans - $50
50 gram pack of beans - $80
100 gram pacl of beans - $150
*please keep in mind postage and handling is an extra $9.95
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