There is ordinary coffee and then there is specialty gourmet coffee. Coffee is grown throughout the tropics from Africa, Asia to South America. Most of the initial coffee processing is usually more or less similar but along the way, different companies adopt different processing techniques that result in the very particular taste that is associated with gourmet coffee. For some companies, the search for gourmet coffee begins at the farm. Certain climatic conditions result in a very unique and rare coffee taste. In some cases, the search for specialty gourmet coffee may take a bizarre turn but with a very sweet taste in the end. The world’s most expensive gourmet coffee For example, the world’s most expensive coffee, the Kopi Luwak Coffee, is made from the droppings of the palm civet cat. The palm civet cat is renowned for being one of the best coffee pickers as it eats the reddest and ripest coffee berries. It eats the coffee beans but does not digest them, and passes them out as fermented coffee beans in its droppings. The gourmet coffee made from these beans has a very distinctive and unique taste and is now regarded as the most expensive coffee in the world with a cup typically costing upwards of $50. Processing gourmet coffee Coffee manufacturers also employ a variety of techniques when roasting the coffee beans in order to come up with the right taste of the gourmet coffee. One method commonly employed involves roasting the coffee beans with some essential oils. The oils are made from natural ingredients and are created specifically for the coffee roasting process. The resulting taste can be quite unique and aromatic. Making gourmet coffee at home Gourmet coffee can also be made at home or in a small...