Coffee pooped by an elephant $50 a cup

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee.

Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the palate, the exotic new brew is made from beans eaten by Thai elephants and plucked a day later from their dung. A gut reaction inside the elephant creates what its founder calls the coffee's unique taste.

Stomach turning or oddly alluring, this is not just one of the world's most unusual specialty coffees. At $1,100 per kilogram ($500 per pound), it's also among the world's priciest.

http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019853072_apasthailandelephantcoffee.html

Reminds me of the line from Austin Powers. This coffee tastes like shit. That's because it is shit.

[Xyzse]

1. Interesting, it is similar to the most expensive coffee from the excrement of a type of cat

To think, from an Elephant this time.

I'm not sure if I am adventurous enough to try it.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Civet cat

or Mongoose.

[Xyzse]

3. That's it!

See, I don't mind hearing about these things.

I just, keep wondering how they find out about these types of things.

What would possess someone to play around with excrement to look for consumables.

[Scuba]

4. Fool ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... Money

See? Easy.

[RebelOne]

5. I'll pass on this coffee. I'm too squeamish to even try it. n/t

[benld74]

6. Yeah but the damn filters cost $1000 EACH!

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. Pay with check or money order only: Coffee pooped by MiddleFingerMom $2000 per cup

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See the MFM-pooped coffee review below.
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Inky purple coloured coffee, almost opaque, full from rim to core. Pronounced aromas of stalky
berries with hints of spice, pepper and hard-boiled eggs. Well-aged development. Dry with very
firm tannin structure, balancing acidity and big weight of prunes, in need of a little softening.
A well-made coffee from a good producer who is FULL of his product.
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[kurtzapril4]

14. That made me laugh so hard!

Too bad I don't drink coffee.

[sakabatou]

8. Just give me some regular coffee. Not expensive, poo coffee

[LynneSin]

9. So how did they get Mitch McConnell and John Boehner to agree to doing this

[OutofMindOUTBody]

10. say what?

[jmowreader]

11. According to the article, mahouts' wives recover the beans

Why do women always get stuck with these shit jobs?

[LeftinOH]

12. And I thought the mark-up on Starbucks coffee was steep! n/t

[Kaleva]

13. Next time my ex complains my coffee tastes like shit, I'll tell her it's the best money can buy.

[pipi_k]

15. Well when you think about it...

it can't be any worse than eating an egg that basically came from a chicken's asshole.

Or honey that is, fundamentally, bee vomit.

Elephant poo...it's just used food.