Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. For this reason the simple coffee bean can come in a dizzying array of varieties originating from a multitude of locales. Add in flavored coffee and the enigmatic espresso and coffee lovers are faced with many confusing yet exciting choices. This page is dedicated to helping make this choice a little easier. We will guide you through our selection of beans and explain the composition of espresso drinks so you can find the drink that is right for you. Along the way, we will describe the technique that goes in to making good espresso drinks, add a little history about coffee and give you a few fun facts about this fascinating potable!
The coffee bean originated in Ethiopia, where legend has it, it was discovered by a young farmer named Kaldi, who serendipitously lost his herd of goats one day. After much searching, the farmer found his herd in an unlikely pastime, dancing around a small shrub. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the goats were eating the cherries off of the mysterious tree, and apparently becoming invigorated, would dance around it. Curious as to the effect of the fruit, Kaldi tried some himself and began to emulate his goats. Shortly thereafter a wise imam wondered by and discovered the same scene but this time with the goats joined by their farmer. Given to a more cautious attitude than Kaldi, the imam gathered some of the cherries and made some experiments on them, from which he found they could be cooked, ground and brewed in to a potable substance with a stimulating effect.
As lively and exaggerated as this myth may seem, it is likely that coffee was originally adopted by monks in Ethiopia and Arabia ...
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