Kopi Luwak is considered to be the rarest and most expensive coffee in the world.

Kopi Luwak is made from coffee beans plucked from civets’ feces. It is the most expensive coffee in the world, with a cup costing up to US$80.

Kopi Luwak is made from coffee beans plucked from civets’ feces. It is the most expensive coffee in the world, with a cup costing up to US$80.Kopi Luwak is produced from beans that have been partially digested by a Civet cat, a catlike creature found in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It has been called one of the most expensive coffees globally, with retail prices reaching $100 per kilogram for farmed and $1,300 per kilogram for wild-collected beans.

Kopi Luwak is a form of processing rather than a variety of coffee. Civet cat's digestive enzymes change the protein structure in the coffee beans, which removes some of the acidity to make a smoother cup of coffee. Digestion removes all the fruit pulp that sometimes gets left while processing. The Civet is also a highly picky eater and will only eat the best, most ripe coffee cherries.

Kopi luwak was sold around $100 to $500 per pound in 2010. The price paid to collectors in the Philippines was closer to $20 per kilogram. Some specialty coffee shops sell cups of brewed kopi luwak for $35–80.