The Best Way to Make Delicious Luwak Coffee

Hansai Luwak Coffee is a quality coffee brand from Indonesia, presented by a reliable company in Umeken.

Umeken made visits to the Gayo and Aceh regions in Sumatra, Indonesia, which is 1,500m above sea level and where wild civets eat, Arabica coffee berries. Luwak coffee beans are carefully selected for the best quality.  

Hansai Luwak Coffee, along with the Indonesian govemment and World Society for the Protection of Animals, is proactive in campaigns against inhumane coffee production processes. Luwak coffee is a compound term from the Indonesia words "kopi", meaning "coffee", and "luwak", meaning "wild civet".

The Origin od Kopi Luwak

In the 18th century, coffee plantations in Indonesia began to flourish as the Dutch started cultivating coffee plants. Luwak coffee is obtained from the civet, an Asian cat-like anmail that carefully chooses ripe coffee berries pass through the civet's intestines and then the seeds are eliminated. The end product contains luwak coffee beans. Althrough the exacr origin is unknown, it became popular to the world as the natives began to wash and use the beans from the civet for drinking purposes. Lowak coffee is popular as it has low-caffeine, fatigue-relieving effects, and aids in the improvement of blood circulation.

The secret to the taste starts with ripe beans.

since wild civets instinctively eat the ripest coffee berries, the luwak coffee bean is naturally at its ripest state. Fermentation of the berry occurs in the digestive tract of the civet, where amino acids aid the fermentation process and improve the flavor profile of the coffee beans.

This creates a unique and unforgettable flaovr that defines luwak coffee, as it cannot be replicated by other means. Additionally, only small quantutues of the beans can be obtained due to the natural digestive process of the civet. Thus, luwak coffee is known to be one of the most expensive coffees in the world for its ripeness, high quality, unique taste through fermentation, and scarcity.

The perfect rosting process

A coffee artisan roasts a small and limited amount each time so the coffee is always fresh. Luwak coffee from Indonesia is brought to the US and world-renowned coffee roasting comapnies roast the beans to maintain the luwak coffee's bright and deep, flavorful finish.

 The stringest merit of Hansai Luwak Coffee is the roasting method. Each batch is always fresh, as it roasted to order in small quantities.

Hansai Luwak's special effort to maintain freshness.

No matter how expensive the coffee bean, it must be fresh to enjoy its taste and aroma. Hansai Luwak Coffee always roasts coffee beans in small quantities each time to maintain fresh quality. To further ensure freshness, the beans are stored in small amounts.

Also, with freshness fo the luwak coffeeis maintained by releasing the carbon created from the natural fermentation process and preventing outside from entering. The coffes's reputation is built on trust.  Hansai Luwak Coffee is different from others.

With certification from Gayo Coffee Protection Society guaranteeing 100% wild luwak coffee and the phytosanitary Certificate given by the Ministry of Agriculture in Indonesia, it is roasted by the best professional luwak coffee roasters.

It's not easy to find natural Arabica luwak coffee made with hand-selected coffee beans from Indonesia. They're imported to the US through a strcict process and roasted each day.

The process from purchasing the coffee beans, to roasting, and shipping, Hansai Luwak coffee has a unique, quality management system.