Luwak, Kopi Luwak
Coffee
from Sumatra, Indonesia, distinguished not by origin, but by the
uniquely intimate way it is processed. A mammal called a luwak, or
civet, eats ripe coffee cherries, digests the fruit, and excretes the
seeds, after which the seeds or beans are gathered from its dry
droppings. Kopi luwak is one of the most expensive coffees in the world
owing to obvious limitations on its production. Authorities differ on
how much of the kopi luwak that arrives at coffee dealers is authentic
and how much is ordinary coffee that has been "treated" in luwak manure,
but samples certainly look authentic, smell authentic, and are
pleasantly earthy, sweet and full in the cup.
La Minita, La Minita
Farm
Well-publicized estate in the Tarrazu district
of Costa Rica that produces an excellent, meticulously prepared coffee.
Latte, Caffe Latte
A
serving of espresso combined with about three times as much hot milk
topped with froth.
Lavado Fino
Best
grade of Venezuela coffee.
Light
Indicating a
delicate character, in terms of acidity, body, and aroma.
Light Espresso Roast,
Light French Roast, Vienna Roast, City Roast, Full-City Roast, High
Roast
Terms for coffee brought to degrees of roast
somewhat darker than the traditional American norm, but lighter than the
classic dark roast variously called espresso, French, or Italian. In
the cup, full-city and associated roast styles are less acidy and
smoother than the traditional American "medium" roast, but may display
fewer of the distinctive taste characteristics of the original coffee.
Among many newer American specialty roasters, roast styles once called
full-city, Viennese, etc. may constitute the typical, "regular" roast of
coffee.
Light Roast, Cinnamon
Roast, New England Roast
Coffee brought to a degree
of roast of coffee lighter than the traditional American norm, and
grainlike in taste, with a sharp, almost sour acidity. This roast style
is not a factor in specialty coffee.
Limu
Market
name for a respected fragrant, floral- and fruit-toned wet-processed
coffee from south-central Ethiopia.
Lintong, Mandheling
Lintong
Market name for the most admired coffee of
Sumatra, Indonesia. From the Lake Toba area toward the northern end of
the island.
Lively
Pleasingly vibrant in acidity.