Well, the original plan to have the second part of coffee history out in a week so did not work. What with the holidays and all, I've been quite lazy. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's and I'm glad to be back on schedule.
Now, we last left off in Ethiopia. The ban on coffee had just been lifted because the emperor loved him some coffee. From the Ottoman Empire, coffee traveled to the port of Venice. The Venetians often traded with the Muslims and got many products, coffee among them, from Africa. Coffee was first introduced to the wealthy citizens of Italy, who payed a hefty price for the product. At first, coffee was controversial with the Catholics disagreeing on whether or not it was an acceptable drink. But Pope Clement VIII enjoyed the tasty brew, and it fell into the favor of the Catholics. And eventually the first coffee shop in Europe was opened in Venice in 1645.
Coffee was brought to Great Britain through the East India Trading Company during the 16th Century. Then introduced in Paris in 1669 by Soleiman Agha, the Ambassador of Sultan Mehmed IV. Agha brought a large quantity of beans and donated some to the Royal Court and coffee drinking quickly became habit for the Parisians.
This sums up the history of coffee drinking. The cultivation of coffee is a much longer story. Coffee traveled from Yemen to India, then from Malabar to the Netherlands, then on to the Americas. And there are over 95 countries that grow coffee today. I hope you enjoyed our brief history of coffee. But we still have so much to learn. I have a poll on the main page, so feel free to vote on what you would like the next subject to be about. Until next time...Happy Brewing!
Now, we last left off in Ethiopia. The ban on coffee had just been lifted because the emperor loved him some coffee. From the Ottoman Empire, coffee traveled to the port of Venice. The Venetians often traded with the Muslims and got many products, coffee among them, from Africa. Coffee was first introduced to the wealthy citizens of Italy, who payed a hefty price for the product. At first, coffee was controversial with the Catholics disagreeing on whether or not it was an acceptable drink. But Pope Clement VIII enjoyed the tasty brew, and it fell into the favor of the Catholics. And eventually the first coffee shop in Europe was opened in Venice in 1645.
Coffee was brought to Great Britain through the East India Trading Company during the 16th Century. Then introduced in Paris in 1669 by Soleiman Agha, the Ambassador of Sultan Mehmed IV. Agha brought a large quantity of beans and donated some to the Royal Court and coffee drinking quickly became habit for the Parisians.
This sums up the history of coffee drinking. The cultivation of coffee is a much longer story. Coffee traveled from Yemen to India, then from Malabar to the Netherlands, then on to the Americas. And there are over 95 countries that grow coffee today. I hope you enjoyed our brief history of coffee. But we still have so much to learn. I have a poll on the main page, so feel free to vote on what you would like the next subject to be about. Until next time...Happy Brewing!
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