In late 2012, fortune found me in Asia and subsequently led me to Bali, Indonesia. I experienced what can only be called an interesting “taste bud encounter”.  Balinese coffee, specifically Kopi Luwak, is known as the world’s most expensive coffee.  In the U.S., Kopi Luwak can go for as much as $1000 per kg. What is so special about this coffee you ask?  I will spare you the lengthy details, but, if you consider that this coffee passes through the digestive tract, then out the rear end of a cat-like mongoose animal  it is not only “special,” it is considered “gourmet.” According to baliorchidgardens.com, “Coffee Luwak is a rich, smooth,…