The modern version of roasted coffee originated in Arabia. Arabic traders return to their homeland, now modern day Yemen, with coffee from Ethiopia. They would later cultivate this plant into a satisfying and elevating drink by boiling down the beans in water. It was called “qahwa” ... Read More
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History of Coffee: No. 2 – The Beginning
Coffee grown worldwide can trace its heritage back centuries to the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau. Many believe that it was found by a goat herder which will be explained later. The coffee plant, which was discovered in Ethiopia in the 11th Century, has a white blossom that ... Read More
Warfighter’s Guide To Drinking Coffee: Boiled Down
Many of you laugh that you need a guide on how to drink coffee but for many years you have aimlessly been buying hipster coffee from an establishment that does not know what good coffee tastes like and whose veteran program (still they have one) are below par. Let that steep for a ... Read More
History of Coffee: No. 1 – Why?
Writer and philosopher George Santayana, and his original writing read, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." This is just one of the many reasons that I studied history for my undergraduate. This quote also can explain many of the issues that arrive in modern society. ... Read More
