Black Ivory coffee anyone?

Black Ivory coffee is among the most expensive coffees in the world, leaving kopi luwak – coffee digested by civets - in the dust.

It's made only at one elephant sanctuary in Thailand, where some elephants are fed unprocessed coffee cherries. Sanctuary workers later collect the digested coffee beans from the elephants' poop, then clean and roast them for human consumption.

The coffee is renowned for its flavor, which is often described as superior.


By analyzing elephant dung, researchers identified bacterial species involved in the digestion process that seem to alter the flavor profile of Black Ivory coffee. (Chiba et al., Sci. Rep., 2026) 

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-to-amazing-coffee-may-lie-deep-inside-elephants
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