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Letter: Strange brew

Published 27 October 2004

From Nigel McFarlane

Has the trick with kopi luwak coffee been tried with any animals other than the civet (16 October, p 44)? Feeding the green beans to your toddler might produce an acceptable “home-made” variety, and would be considerably quicker and cheaper.

Silsoe, Bedford, UK

Issue no. 2471 published 30 October 2004

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