Kopi Luwak would, additionally, eliminate any remaining bacteria. Sumatra is the world's largest regional producer of kopi luwak. Sumatran civet coffee beans are mostly an early arabica variety cultivated in the Indonesian archipelago since the 17th century. The major Sumatran kopi luwak production area is in Lampung, Bengkulu and Aceh especially the Gayo region, Takengon. Tagalog kape alamid comes from civets fed on a mixture of coffee beans and is sold in the Batangas region along with gift shops near airports in the Philippines. Vietnam has two farms with 300 wild civets in Dak Lak, while in Mindanao island of the Philippines,
Civet Civet A civet is a small, lithe-bodied, mostly nocturnal mammal native to tropical Asia and Africa, especially the tropical forests. The term civet applies to over a dozen different mammal species. Most of the species diversity is found in southeast Asia. The best-known civet species is the African civet, "Civettictis civetta", which historically has been the main species from which was obtained a musky scent used in perfumery. The word "civet" may also refer to the distinctive musky scent produced by the animals. A minority of writers use "civet" to refer only to "Civettictis", "Viverra" and "Viverricula" civets. But in