American vs European coffee preferences

One of these days you may be hearing terms like ‘single shots’ and ‘skinny something’ when you visit Starbucks. You may hear of other names like triple grande carmel macchiato. All this coffee terminology will be very hard to grasp at first. In fact purchasing coffee can be a very daunting task. However you can [...]

History of Coffee part 2

…continued from history of coffee part one.

The finding of coffee is linked to Ethiopians around 800 A.D. Coffee was discovered by an Ethiopian Shepard. However, it also spread to the rest of Africa. Africans ate raw coffee beans, for hundreds of years. Ordinarily, green beans were grounded and filled inside animal fat. This was [...]

History of Coffee part 1

When you want to learn about something it’s best to start from the beginning…

The Discovery of coffee dates back to a time even before 1000 A.D. Coffee has a very fascinating history. The story of coffee is riddled with incidents of political conspiracies and quests for power. One story about coffee takes [...]