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Some say that it tastes of caramel or chocolate. Others describe it as earthy and musty. Whatever the flavour, connoisseurs are happy to pay £21 to savour a single cup of luwak coffee.

That is quite a price for a brew made from beans digested and excreted by Indonesian civet cats, or luwaks.

It is being marketed in Australia as “the world’s rarest and most exclusive coffee”, although those with more sense than money refer to it as “cat-poo coffee”.

Allan Sharpe, co-owner of the Heritage Tea Rooms in Hervey Bay, Queensland, said: “People who willingly pay the $50 are uplifted by the thrill of the experience.”

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