Bali Coffee Plantation or known with popular name Bali Agrotourism, is a place to see various Tropical plantations such as coffee robusta, pineapple, Balinese snake fruite(salak), plain Balinese potatoes, fruit stars, cacao, jack fruit, durian tree and many more, experience to see how to make Balinese coffee in very traditional ways, and taste the fresh of Balinese coffee or ginger tea with green view river valley and also they sell variety of theirs original Balinese coffee products, herb oil and etc and see the civet cat the most expensive coffee maker, wellknown as Luwak, its produce "Coffee Luwak", and this coffee luwak become the famous coffee with complete taste.
All you need to know about Bali Coffee Plantation :
Besides being famous for its beautiful tourist attractions, the island of Bali is also famous for Bali Agrotourism. What is meant by agrotourism is a business that is engaged in the plantation sector, while here it is mostly referred to as a place for producing chocolate, various coffee and famous civet coffee or most known as Luwak Coffee. In the past, there was only one place that produced and sold civet coffee, but now this agrotourism business has grown and there are many places that sell and produce civet coffee, most of which are located beside the tourism route. The taste of Bali Coffee Luwak is very smooth, there is no bitter taste, and there is a slight refreshing fruit acid. The after taste coffee is very clean, does not leave a bitter taste. Because of this unique and complete taste, civet coffee is increasingly in demand by tourists.
Coffee Luwak has a unique history behind the legend. In the early 18th century the Dutch established coffee plantations on the volcanic islands of the Dutch East Indies. This Coffee Luwak Arabica coffee hails from the mystical island of Bali. During the early years Dutch Coffee Plantation owners forbade the local natives from harvesting and brewing the coffee beans for their own consumption. The indigenous people, being resourceful, soon discovered that the asian palm civet, favored eating coffee beans. These Luwak beans were collected, washed, sun dried and then roasted to produce a coffee with a deep richness, minus the acidity. The process of the bean passing through the digestive tract of the civet chemically alters the proteins in the Coffee Luwak bean to yield more complex and smooth flavors, not found in conventional coffees. Since then civet coffee has not been very booming as it is now, the beginning of the civet coffee boom around 2011 - 2012 where there is only one place, and since then many guests have been there and from word of mouth and social media, this coffee plantation has become very famous, and entrepreneurs seize this opportunity and start many coffee plantations along the strategic route passed by tourists
As for the process of making the famous Luwak coffee in Bali, most of it is still done traditionally. First the coffee ore is harvested from the coffee plant and then the newly harvested coffee ore will be served to the civet animals. Where the civet animals are fed cofffe ore, from the civet animal droppings coffee ore is taken and then cleaned and dried by drying in the hot sun. After drying, the ore is stir-fried until cooked in the prepared frying pan, until this process has a distinctive smell of the famous Luwak coffee on the island of Bali. After that, the roasted coffee beans will be ground into a fine powder like coffee powder. And after that the civet coffee powder will be wrapped and ready to be sold to buyers. If you are a lover of coffee, it would be nice if you try the coffee luwak which in Bali Islands.
The resulting Bali Coffee Luwak is said to be like no other in the world (literally). It has a rich, heavy flavor with hints of caramel and/or chocolate. Other terms used to describe it are earthy, musty and exotic. The body can be syrupy and it's the smoothest coffee you will ever have.The taste of civet coffee is very complete and will certainly nourish your body, on the island of Bali there are many places already available for civet coffee, and there are also many local companies that produce civet coffee with very good quality. So if you are on a tour and in the lapse of time you can stop for a moment at local coffee shops in tourism areas to try and taste this civet coffee. Luwak coffee taste is indeed very difficult to express, for those of you who are not coffee lovers, you may feel a slight difference, namely the taste is very smooth and not biting, but for coffee lovers, they can feel more, where many flavors are mixed into one and also the taste is very smooth and not like the usual coffee. For coffee lovers, this difference in taste is very pronounced. If you really like coffee, it would be nice if you try this luwak coffee and feel the difference with regular coffee
Along with the development of agro-tourism on the island of Bali, many entrepreneurs have opened this civet or luwak coffee business, most of which are located on the tourist route that is often visited. Because the process of making coffee is rather complicated and produces not much coffee in one production, the price of civet coffee is quite expensive compared to ordinary coffee. Bali Civet Coffee goes through a longer process flow before it reaches your cup. Because the process is different, the taste and content in this civet coffee will certainly not be the same as regular coffee. At first glance, there is nothing different about this drink, the color produced is the same as usual coffee, brownish black. However, when it comes to aroma and taste, it's certainly not the same.
If you are on vacation on the island of Bali and you are a coffee fans, it would be nice if you try a cup of this Bali Coffee Luwak. And also many Bali Coffee Luwak cafes provide places with great views to enjoy a cup of coffee. For the price of a pack of Coffee Luwak, it may be very expensive, but you can only try one cup of coffee luwak that has been brewed at a relatively affordable price. We from Bali Tours are ready to take you by providing private transportation with an experienced driver to the famous civet coffee place, while watching the process of making Bali Coffee Luwak directly and enjoying a cup of civet coffee with amazing natural views. Enjoying Bali Coffee Luwak on the island of Bali is a very memorable sensation in filling your vacation days.
