Are we tired of drinking coffee that has been predigested by an animal yet?
No! How could we be, not when coffee has gone from its status as a damn fine beverage suitable for keeping workers alert on the job to a rather pricey commodity subject to nearly as many pretensions as wine. We’re always on the lookout for the next big thing in java.
Happily, the newest nonvegan coffee doesn’t move completely though an animal’s innards. Instead, this coffee is brewed from seeds spit by monkeys that eat the flesh of the coffee cherry. The flavor is described as “a sweet coffee with a vanilla smell.”
Now if we could only persuade the monkeys to get up in the morning and make our cup of joe, we’d be set.
Naturally, if we’re not there to pick the beans we can expect there to be a certain amount of “extra” ingredients, but it’s hard to picture people flocking to deliberately buy something brewed from anything that was in a monkey’s mouth- especially knowing that the monkey spit it out.