Last time we reviewed the rather diverse coffee houses of Vienna, but now let’s head over to the east and discover some of the more exotic places. Coffee culture in the Philippines has strong roots. The country is divided into 71 provinces, of which 63 produce coffee every year. Their most famous coffee product is the „Barako”, which is a very potent Liberica type of coffee principally grown in the lowland region of Batangas. Their other illustrious coffee specialty is called Kopi Luwak or civet coffee. In the 19th century, the Philippines was one of the biggest producers of Arabica coffee, but nowadays the 70 % of the 88,000 metric…