"The conditions are awful, much like battery chickens," said Chris Shepherd, deputy regional director of the conservation NGO Traffic south-east Asia. "The civets are taken from the wild and have to endure horrific conditions. They fight to stay together but they are separated and have to bear a very poor diet in very…

Ewww. First of all, Kopi Luwak appropriately tastes like poo. Second of all, the industry surrounding the production of KL is not nearly as beautiful and natural as Mr. Albini makes it. He may not be aware but because of the demand for this "rare" coffee there are many producers who lock these creatures in cages and…