because that s what next year s fruit was grown and given it was in a flutter. this is how you do it. but we re making the coffee cherries by hand is harder than it looks. on large plantations ripened and right fruits are harvested altogether by machines here they only pick grapes cherries. not wonder why only harvest the coffee when it s ripe and then work or even know that we will check every plant five or six times. takes a lot more time and money than checking each plant just twice given the quality of the coffee is better if you only select the right fruits more yourself they were allowed to be left with. europe s only coffee growing area is on gran canaria the third largest of the canary islands they belong to spain but are located off the northwest coast of africa. the valley where the coffee grows extends to the
frenzy of demand in the west. so, we came to bali, indonesia, to better understand the mysterious allure of the most expensive coffee on earth. wow, that s a heavy bag. reporter: for a stop at a local civet farm. arabica. arabica. reporter: run by a woman who goes by ebu, or mother. she explains after the animals eat the flesh of ripe coffee cherries okay, i ll try. sweet. reporter: their digestive systems impart a smooth body and aroma to the beans. it comes out like that. yeah. and that s, that s the magic stuff. yes. reporter: historically, civets roamed free on coffee plantations. and i have 100 plus 2 krivts. 102 civets. reporter: but these days, the vast majority of farms cage their animals to control production. ebu says most of her civets have been in captivity for over six years. do they ever get out of the cages? no. they re in there all the time. she insists they re treated well. my friend. your friend.