The Coffee Facts

This infographic contains captivating facts on coffee which is one of the worlds most loved beverages!

So go ahead and have another cup!

THE LEGEND OF THE DISCOVERY

There is a popular Ethiopian legend wherein coffee is discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi. The story says the herder found his goats frolicking and full of energy after eating the red fruit of the coffee shrub. Kaldi tried the fruit for himself and had a similar reaction. Thus the stimulating properties of the coffee bean were revealed and greatness follows.

5 Quick Coffee Facts

1.)  The modern version of roasted coffee originated in Arabia during the 13th century,

2.)  In 1616, the Dutch founded the first European-owned coffee estate in Sri Lanka, then Ceylon, then Java in 1696.

3.)  The drink wasn’t really popular in America until the Boston Tea Party of 1773, when making the switch from tea to coffee became something of a patriotic duty.

4.)  In the 1960s, a certain awareness for specialty coffee started to grow, inspiring the opening of the first Starbucks in Seattle in 1971.

5.)   After coffee beans are decaffeinated, several coffee manufacturers sell the caffeine to soda and pharmaceutical companies.

This chart was created by Infographic Madness.