Coffee Lovers Rejoice

Coffee Lovers Rejoice

What is the #1 drink in the world?  Coffee!! It has become so popular in fact it's the second most traded physical product after petroleum. Why is it so popular? The caffeine and stimulant properties of coffee help countless people start their morning by helping them wake up and tackle their day. It helps give people an energy boost to manage all that work they have to get done, it’s also known to refresh the body after eating those large restaurant or holiday meals.

You are probably asking yourself, how is coffee made, where does it come from?

Coffee is made by roasting the beans, these beans are picked from the berries of a small evergreen bush of the genus coffea when they are ready and ripe. South America, Africa, and Asia are where these bushes are prominent. Now that the beans have been picked, processed, and dried they are now ready to be roasted. Now to get different types of flavors from our coffee, the beans are processed and roasted in number of ways.

A lot of time and effort goes into making a great cup of coffee, brewing coffee has become a real art. For ex) espresso coffee is made by pressure brewing the ground beans. Milan is where espresso was invented during the early twentieth century. Having a thick and strong consistency, is the main brewing attribute for an espresso. Depending on your taste preference espresso can either be an extra boost for some people or too strong of a flavor for others.

Looking for some History?

History states the first cup of coffee was prepared in the mountains of Ethiopia during the 9th century when the goat herders realized their goats seemed to be more energetic after chewing on the bush. This then spread the coffee drinking trend throughout Egypt and Yemen. The 15th century saw Muslims drinking coffee amongst the world. It then began to migrate into Italy through Venice, but was first regarded and dismissed as the 'drink of Muslims'.

After the Italian adopted it, coffee started to become a regular drink, this soon then spread amongst first in Europe, then America and Indonesia. Now a days you see almost everyone in the world drinking their daily cup of coffee and not just regular coffee there are different flavors and methods to brewing it. We all like our coffee in different ways, some prefer instant coffee while others will have an espresso or an americano. You will see quite often in other cultures such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East a brewed cup of coffee using the sediment from the bottom of the pan. Coffee can be served in many ways, you can drink it black or add milk and sugar to taste. Taste has a big influence on how we brew our coffee.