{"id":4052,"date":"2012-10-29T11:10:40","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T11:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgeanswers.com\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2012-10-29T11:10:40","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T11:10:40","slug":"perk-up-with-black-ivory-blend-1100-per-kilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aandcadvisors.com\/ja\/perk-up-with-black-ivory-blend-1100-per-kilo\/","title":{"rendered":"PERK UP WITH BLACK IVORY BLEND\u2014$1,100 PER KILO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PerkFor those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain.<\/p>\n

The Black Ivory blend, made from coffee beans digested and excreted by Thai elephants, is billed as producing a particularly smooth cup.<\/p>\n

But it is not cheap, with Anantara Hotels saying the \u201cnaturally refined\u201d coffee costs a staggering $1,100 per kilo, making it one of the most expensive blends in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cResearch indicates that during digestion, the enzymes of the elephant break down coffee protein,\u201d the Thai-based hotel group, which is selling the pungent brew at around $50 for two cups, said in a statement sent to AFP Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince protein is one of the main factors responsible for bitterness in coffee, less protein means almost no bitterness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Once the elephants have digested the coffee berries, the beans are picked out of their dung by mahouts \u2014 their trainers \u2014 and then sun-dried.<\/p>\n

The process is carried out at the hotel\u2019s elephant rescue centre in Thailand\u2019s north where 30 of the beasts live along with mahouts and their families.<\/p>\n

Black Ivory is not the first novelty blend to hit the market in recent years. Coffee passed through the civet, a tree-dwelling mammal in the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia, sells for $750 a kilogram.<\/p>\n

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For those who like their coffee with a strong nose Thailand could be the ideal destination, after a blend made from elephant dung was put on sale by an upmarket hotel chain. The Black Ivory blend, made from coffee beans digested and excreted by Thai elephants, is billed as producing a particularly smooth cup. But it is not cheap, with Anantara Hotels saying the \u201cnaturally refined\u201d coffee costs a staggering $1,100 per kilo, making it one of the most expensive blends in the world. \u201cResearch indicates that during digestion, the enzymes of the elephant break down coffee protein,\u201d the Thai-based hotel group, which is selling the pungent brew at around […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[35,30,31],"class_list":["post-4052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-good-life","tag-buy","tag-experience","tag-go"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t