Events Tagged: "coffee"

Coffee discovered in Ethiopia - legend says goat herder Kaldi notices energized goats eating coffee berries

Coffee cultivation begins in Yemen - Mocha becomes major coffee port, Ottoman Empire controls trade

Coffee arrives in Venice from Ottoman Empire - first European coffee, Venetian merchants control early trade

Coffee reaches Vienna after Ottoman siege defeat - legend says fleeing Turks leave coffee beans, first Viennese coffeehouse opens

Coffee smuggled to Brazil from French Guiana - hidden in bouquet, becomes world's largest producer by 1850

Nestlé launches Nescafé instant coffee - helps Brazil deal with coffee surplus, transforms coffee consumption