History of Coffee

Popularity in America

Coffee made its way to America in the early 1700’s. New York and other important towns like Boston introduced the popular institution. Today, Starbucks, a chain coffee store, is found in most parts of the world.

Coffee has come a long way from its humble beginning in the wilderness of Ethiopa. From Ethiopia to Yemen, to the rest of the Arab world to the rest of the Western world, coffee has survived the test and tide of time. Once touted as the devil’s drink, synonymous to alcohol, coffee has now become a safe alternative to alcohol. Once the drink of a select few, notably the wealthy and celebrated, it is now the favored drink of the masses. More than 400 billion cups are consumed each year. While we can’t exactly call it the opium of the masses, it’s the drink that most people need to begin their day.