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part2,
What is Kopi Luwak (rats ass shit covered) coffee?
Originally, farmers on Indonesian coffee plantations were the first to consume Kopi Luwak coffee.
As they were forbidden to pick coffee beans, they would rely on the wild civet cat/RAT to sneak into the plantations at night.
The civet cat/RAT would eat the ripe coffee cherries and, as it can’t digest the stones (coffee beans) of the cherry, the bean passes through with the rest of its droppings.
The farmers would then clean their droppings to get to the beans, rather than ‘picking’ the cherries themselves.
The plantation owners went public in or around 1991, describing the beans as having unique qualities, such as a ‘rich aroma’ and ‘smoother flavour’.

According to Wikipedia, the Kopi Luwak’s popularity skyrocketed after it was mentioned in The Bucket List (2008) as Carter (Morgan Freeman) reveals with great amusement
of how the Kopi Luwak enjoyed by Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) was produced; eaten and defecated by a jungle cat/RAT.
Cole reacted in surprise “You’re shitting me!” and Carter replied in jest “No, the cats/RATS beat me to it!”.

The dark side of the Kopi Luwak production.
Kopi Luwak production is now industrialised. In the wild, the civet cat/RAT is a shy and solitary nocturnal jungle cat/RAT.
Unfortunately, as the demand is so high, they now suffer immensely from the stress of being caged in close proximity to other civets.
Their health issues are extremely high given the unnatural consumption of the cherries in their diet, they have been known to gnaw off their own legs,
fight amongst themselves, pass blood in their droppings and death is far from uncommon.

http://questcoffee.com.au/why-we-will-never-sell-kopi-luwak-coffee-at-quest/