Comments on: Starblacks and Weasels http://wombatdiet.net/2007/03/31/starblacks-and-weasels/ Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:30:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: RDL http://wombatdiet.net/2007/03/31/starblacks-and-weasels/comment-page-1/#comment-6141 RDL Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:13:42 +0000 http://wombatdiet.net/?p=15#comment-6141 The Alamid is also marketed as Kopi Luwak at hundreds $/kg. I imagine the collecting was too onerous and that the civets have been caged. It was my impression that Vietnam was mostly exporting Robusta coffee which is more bitter than Arabica. Robusta does produce much more crema than Arabica beans, even when stale, therefore visually gives the impression of being freshly roasted. That does fit in with their business model which uses two roasting plants for N. America plus exports. According to Consumer Reports the freshest coffee they could buy in Starbuck's stores was two weeks old - that is well along the path of stale. The Alamid is also marketed as Kopi Luwak at hundreds $/kg. I imagine the collecting was too onerous and that the civets have been caged.

It was my impression that Vietnam was mostly exporting Robusta coffee which is more bitter than Arabica. Robusta does produce much more crema than Arabica beans, even when stale, therefore visually gives the impression of being freshly roasted. That does fit in with their business model which uses two roasting plants for N. America plus exports. According to Consumer Reports the freshest coffee they could buy in Starbuck’s stores was two weeks old - that is well along the path of stale.

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