Milestones In Coffee History

Sep 26, 2002

850: Legendary goat-herder Kaldi of Ethiopia notices his goats are friskier after eating the red berries of a local shrub. Tries the berries himself and feels happier.

850: Legendary goat-herder Kaldi of Ethiopia notices his goats are friskier after eating the red berries of a local shrub. Tries the berries himself and feels happier.
1100: Coffee trees are cultivated on the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabs start roasting and boiling coffee for a beverage known as qahwa.
1475: The world’s first coffee shop opens in Constantinople, Greece. Two coffee-houses follow suit in 1554.
1652: The first coffee-house opens in England.
1672: The opening of first Parisian café dedicated to serving coffee.
1713: France’s King Louis XIV is presented with a coffee tree. It is widely believed that sugar was first used as an additive in his court.
1683: The first coffee-house opens in Vienna, Austria. The Dutch become the first to transport and cultivate coffee commercially. Coffee is smuggled out of the Arab port of Mocha and transported to Ceylon and East Indies for cultivation.
1721: The first coffeehouse opens in Berlin, Germany.
1723: Coffee plants are introduced in the Americas for cultivation.
1750: Café Greco, one of Europe’s first coffee-houses opens in Rome. By 1763, Venice has over 2,000 coffee shops.
1822: First Espresso machine is created in France.
1885: Natural gas and hot air used in the process of roasting coffee, becoming the most popular method right away.
1900: Afternoon coffee culture, known as Kaffeeklatsch, takes root in Germany.
1905: First commercial Espresso machine manufactured in Italy.
1908: The world’s first drip coffeemaker is invented. Melitta Bentz makes blotting paper filter.
1933: Dr. Ernest Illy develops the first automatic Espresso machine.
1938: The Nestlé Company invents Nescafé instant coffee.
1995: Coffee becomes the world’s most popular beverage. Over 400 billion cups are consumed each year.

Compiled by Dennis Jjuuko
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