The Black Ivory Coffee from Thailand is made in a similar way as the Kopi Luwak in India. Its price – around €35 per cup – is similar to that of cat coffee. However, the background to the production is different. The elephants responsible for processing the beans live at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, a camp where rescued pachyderms live.
Eight percent of the proceeds from the Black Ivory go back to the Elephant Foundation and are used for feed and veterinary costs. Only 100% Thai Arabica beans are used to produce this exclusive coffee. To produce 1 kg of this coffee, about 30 kg of coffee must be fed to an elephant. The Black Ivory is only served in selected 5-star hotels. But not only the processing of the coffee is something special, but also the preparation in the hotels: the coffee is brewed directly at the table with a French siphon brewer.
