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Letter: Revenge never tasted so sweet

Published 5 November 2025

From Peter Slessenger,<br/>Reading, Berkshire, UK

I cannot help feeling that making coffee with beans from civet “scat” was originally done for revenge, bullying or a joke. My guess is that a disliked manager, or annoying colleague, was given a cup as a joke or a dare, and surprisingly, really liked it(1 November, p 17).

Issue no. 3568 published 8 November 2025

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