Coffee beans that pass through the digestive system of Asian elephants produce an unusually smooth and low-bitterness brew.

Scientists found elephant gut bacteria reduce coffee bitterness, explaining Black Ivory’s smooth taste. How digestion alters flavour, and what it means for future food science, is only beginning to ...

Bacterial enzymes in elephants' guts give beans a smooth flavor. Scientists from the Institute of Science Tokyo have uncovered why Black Ivory coffee, one of the world's rarest coffees, tastes ...

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand (AP) — In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world’s most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the ...

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand -- Miki Giles from Hong Kong tastes the Black Ivory Coffee at breakfast as Meena, a 6-year-old baby elephant, gets curious at the Anantara Golden Triangle resort. Black Ivory ...

Believe it or not the “poop coffee world” is, like, a real thing. Because now in addition to tree-dwelling cat poop coffee and elephant poop coffee (and human poop coffee, apparently) you can also buy ...

Elephant digestion makes coffee beans smoother and less bitter. Black Ivory Coffee's flavor comes from gut microbes, not just roasting methods. Beans are ethically collected from dung without harming ...

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Thailand (AP) — In the lush hills of northern Thailand, a herd of 20 elephants is excreting some of the world's most expensive coffee. Trumpeted as earthy in flavor and smooth on the ...