Kopi Luwak, also known as civet coffee, is one of the world’s most expensive forms of coffee. At nearly $160 per pound, this coffee is a treat only the well-to-do can afford to drink on a daily basis. But after finding out how this coffee is produced, one really has to wonder why anyone would like to drink this stuff every day.

The coffee comes from the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi, as well as from the Philippines, where it is known as motit coffee, and East Timor, where it is called kafe-laku.

The gross-out part of this expensive drink comes from the way it is produced. Asian Palm Civet’s eat the coffee berries, pass the coffee bean, which are then harvested, washed, dried, roasted and brewed, finally to be sipped in cafes the world over.

We figure it can’t be all that bad, especially if you throw some alcohol in it, so we have come up with 5 traditional coffee based cocktails with a poopy twist:

#1 – B-50 Poo

1/2 oz of bailey’s
1/2 oz of kahlúa
1/2 oz of grand marnier
4 oz of freshly brewed Kopi Luwak
whipped cream and chocolate shavings for garnish

Layer bailey’s, kahlúa and grand marnier in coffee mug, fill with freshly brewed Kopi Luwak, top with whipped cream and garnish with chocolate shavings

#2 – Dirty Bowl Martini

2 oz of strong brewed Kopi Luwak
2 oz of vodka
1 oz of creme de cacao
dark cherries and chocolate shavings for ganrnish

Shake all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with dark cherries and chocolate shavings, and serve.

#3 – Ring Of Fire

2 oz of 151-proof rum
1 oz of kahlúa
3 oz of freshly brewed Kopi Luwak
lemon juice and brown sugar for rim
pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg
whipped cream for garnish

Rim a glass mug with lemon juice and brown sugar, add 151-proof rum and light on fire. Swirl glass until sugars are caramelized, dd cinnamon and nutmeg, and pour in kahlúa and Kopi Luwak. Garnish with whipped cream and serve.

#4 – Montezuma’s Revenge

1 1/2 oz of tequila
1 oz of kahlúa
4 oz of freshly brewed Kopi Luwak
whipped cream and cinnamon for garnish

Add tequila and kahlúa to a glass mug, add freshly brewed Kopi Luwak, top with whipped cream and garnish with cinnamon.

#5 – The Poop Deck

1 1/2 oz of sailor jerry spiced rum
1/2 oz of vanilla liqueur
1 oz of strong brewed Kopi Luwak
1 tsp of simple syrup

Shake all liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, and serve.

Author: Corey Rozon

Mongolia is famous for their horses, but that fame goes much farther than just for riding them. Mongolians also milk them, and this sweet horse milk is turned into an alcoholic beverage called Airag.

Once the mare’s milk has been collected it is stored in a container made from the stomach of a cow or from horsehide, where it is then hung outside of the entrance to a yurt. Here it will sit to ferment until it becomes a tasty beverage with about 5% alcohol content.

The traditional way to drink Airag.

Anyone up for a nice bowl of Airag?

Airag has so much potential in modern western bar culture that we just had to experiment with this amazing beverage and come up with five classic cocktails with a horsey twist…

Airag Drink Recipes:

1. White Russian

Ingredients:

2 oz vodka
1 oz coffee liqueur
fill with Airag

Directions:

Pour vodka and coffee liqueur over ice cubes in an old-fashioned glass, fill with Airag and serve.

2. Brandy Alexander

Ingredients:

1 oz cognac
1 oz crème de cacao (brown)
1 oz Airag
nutmeg for garnish

Directions:

Shake cognac, crème de cacao and Airag in a cocktail shaker half filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, garnish with nutmeg and serve.

3. Screaming Orgasm

Ingredients:

1 oz vodka
1 oz Bailey’s® Irish cream
1 oz Frangelico® hazelnut liqueur
1/2 oz Airag

Directions:

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into an old-fashioned glass, and serve.

4. Golden Cadillac

Ingredients:

1 oz Galliano
1 oz crème de cacao (white)
1 oz Airag

Directions:

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, and serve.

5. Grasshopper

Ingredients:

1 oz crème de menthe (green)
1 oz crème de cacao (white)
1 oz Airag

Directions:

Shake all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice, strain into chilled martini glass, and serve.

Author: Corey Rozon