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Kopi Luwak, made in Indonesia from coffee beans excreted by native civet cats, is reputedly the world's rarest and most expensive coffee, painstakingly extracted by hand from the animals' forest droppings.

When roasted, the resulting beans sell for around US$500 per pound and brew into a earthy, syrupy, coffee acknowledged by connoisseurs as one of the world's finest. "People who willingly pay the US$50 are uplifted by the thrill of the experience," Australian cafe owner Allan Sharpe said.

Around a dozen people a month try out the exotic brew, with reactions so far 99 per cent favorable. "It's as good as my private life is bad. This is the kind of coffee you renounce your religion and sell your child for," one taster said.
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