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World's most expensive coffee brew comes from elephant dung

New Delhi: The thought of a coffee bean passing through an elephant's internal organs might not leave coffee-lovers overly enthused, but there is no doubt that Black Ivory Coffee offers the palate something different.And this

PTI PTI Updated on: December 10, 2012 15:14 IST


Dinkin, 42, has invested the past decade and about US$300,000 (9 million baht) into turning coffee beans into black gold, or at least making them profitable enough to make the money back.

His journey started in 2002 in Ethiopia, where Mr Dinkin attempted to convince civet farmers to use their livestock to process coffee beans.

Dinkin  said: ‘When an elephant eats coffee, its stomach acid breaks down the protein found in coffee, which is a key factor in bitterness. You end up with a cup that's very smooth without the bitterness of regular coffee.'
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