One of the early entries for the contest.
Pratchaya Kerdthong
Latte bubbles and the world’s most expensive coffees
are brewing at Royal Garden Plaza as the mall stages the Thailand
International Coffee & Bakery Show through May 11.
The exhibition, which began May 5, will see baristas
compete to see who can create the most-creative latte bubbles. The May
6-7 contest judges the “art of milk bubbles” for both single and double
espressos. The winner of the Tea and Coffee Association of Thailand
event will take home the HRH Princess Chulabhorn trophy.
The highlight of the show, however, will be the
opportunity to taste the 10 most expensive coffees in the world. Topping
that list is Indonesia’s “Kopi Luwak” made famous by the 2008 Jack
Nicholson film “The Bucket List.” The brew, priced at about 10,000 baht
per kilogram, is made from coffee beans eaten and excreted by Asian Pal
Civet.
Thais who can afford kit call Luwak “cat musk coffee”
and claim it has a “wild” taste hinting of chocolate and coconut that
leaves the mouth feeling fresh and clean.
Also on the list of costly coffees are Yauco Selecto
AA from Puerto Rico, Rwanda Blue Bourbon from Rwanda, Kona Coffee from
Hawaii, Losplanes from El Salvador, Ines Fazen from Brazil, Gyate Mala
Antigug from Latin America, St. Helena Coffee from the United Kingdom
and Hacienda Ia Esmeralda from Panama.
Finally, the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum in
the mall’s top level is running a 60,000 baht coffee cream drawing
competition. Application for the contest can be made by calling
038-710-294 or online at RipleysThailand.com.
