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My Experience Drinking Gayo Wild Luwak Coffee

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Since I was a kid, I have been hearing about Luwak Coffee (civet coffee). The most expensive coffee in the world. When I googled it recently, it was sold about $35 to $80 a cup in the USA. In Solo, my small city in Indonesia, one of my favorite cafes sells it 4 times more expensive than a regular cup of coffee. Recently I accidentally found one of my favorite coffee roasters sold Gayo Wild Luwak Coffee. The price was 50% cheaper than Luwak coffee sold by other roasters. The prices of Wild Luwak coffee beans here are from $8.87 and $18.47 per 100 gram. But, this roaster sold it for $4.80 per 100 gram. So, I decided to buy it. I felt hesitant because there was a Japanese friend who tried Luwak coffee before and she said that it didn't taste different from regular coffee. I read on some coffee forums the same conclusions. But, when I visited several sites that sell Luwak coffee and read the testimonies from the buyers, I was curious. Some buyers said that Luwak coffee was different f