The Incredible History of CoffeeThe extraordinary history of coffee is filled with delight, devotion, intolerance, and intrigue.Exactly where and when coffee was
first cultivated is debated, but botanical evidence confirms that
Coffea Arabica originated on the plateaus of central Abyssinia
(now Ethiopia), several thousand feet above sea level. Coffee
trees still grow wild there in the shade of the canopies of the
highland forests.
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They feared that unpopular political philosophies, social unrest, and possibly revolution were brewing in these coffee cabals. In 1656, the Ottoman Grand Vizier Koprulu established laws that shut down the coffee houses and outlawed coffee drinking all together. If a person broke this law, they were beaten with a club called a ‘cudgel.’ The second time they were caught they were sewn up in a leather bag and thrown into the nearest river to drown. "One of the most interesting facts in the
history of coffee drinks is that wherever it has been introduced it has
spelled revolution. It has been the world’s most radical drink in that
its function has always been to make people think. And when the people begin
to think they become dangerous to tyrants and to the foes of liberty of
thoughts and action." Next: Part 3, Coffee's Liberation |
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