6/12/2015

Thailand Hotels Sell Elephant Dung Coffee - Priced At $13 Per Cup

For coffee lovers, the quality of the beans is very important. In Thailand and Myanmar and Laos in remote areas bordering Chiang Saen, the best coffee beans are picked out of the elephant dung.




44-year-old Blake Dinkin local black ivory coffee creator, he singled out the use of elephant dung in coffee beans from the world's top coffee-growing. Now, Thailand Anantara Luxury Resort has begun offering this alternative to coffee.

Initially, Blake Dinkin consider making use of civet cats "kopi luwak" Coffee, namely the use of civet cat feces coffee beans brewing coffee. But this demand in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam in South Asia continue to rise, quality begins to decline. In addition, he also considered a lion or a giraffe, but in the end he chose an elephant, because he found that when the South in the arid, elephants sometimes eat coffee. Ding Jin also worked with elephants rescue charities. But pick from elephant dung in coffee beans is obviously more difficult than expected, Ding gold with nine years to study success.



Staff pick beans from elephant dung, and after washing dried in the sun. To obtain one kilogram of coffee beans qualified, elephant must eat 33 kilograms of coffee beans. Rare is an important factor ivory black coffee brands. In 2015, Ding Jin, who qualified third successful harvest of beans, but only 150kg.



It is reported that black ivory coffee price $ 1,880 per kilogram, the price of $ 13 per cup. Though expensive, but a lot of customers at high prices to enjoy this delicious drink. Black Ivory coffee is mainly sold in Asia luxury hotels will soon be landing in Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen and Moscow.



However, this coffee has yet to win in love all coffee lovers. A cafe owner said elephant dung brand coffee is more like a gimmick. Although it is interesting, but not the best product.

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