Well, this is a bit embarrassing. I'd read about the coffee called "Blue Mountain" back in 1998, and checking again seems to indicate that though Blue Mountain Beans are used in the coffee I was shuddering about, it's not the coffee in question. I seem to have confused Kopi Luwak with Jamaican Blue Mountain, though I'm not completely alone online.
Basically, if you can get a 8 oz cup of coffee for less than $10, you're safe! It's just good coffee. Not ... special ... coffee.
Um.
I'd read about the coffee called "Blue Mountain" back in 1998, and checking again seems to indicate that though Blue Mountain Beans are used in the coffee I was shuddering about, it's not the coffee in question. I seem to have confused Kopi Luwak with Jamaican Blue Mountain, though I'm not completely alone online.
Basically, if you can get a 8 oz cup of coffee for less than $10, you're safe! It's just good coffee. Not ... special ... coffee.