The History of Coffee

There have been many tales of how coffee was discovered.

Our favorite involves an Ethiopian goat herder by the name of Kaldi. A very very long time ago around 850 A.D. a goat herder named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate a certain red berry from a near by bush they would start dancing about and getting very excited. He could barely get them to stand still to milk them. He decided to try the berries himself and noticed he too was energetic and wanted to dance.

He wanted to share what he had found, so he went to a group of Monks for guidance. After explaining to the Monks the effects the berries had on both he and his goats, the monks believed they were the work of the Devil. The monks then threw them into the fire. The heat of the fire release the most amazing aroma. The berries were hastily rescued from the flames. The monks then conducted many experiments on the red berries.

They studied the power of its green seed inside and experimented with its unusual bitter taste. They concluded these berries were an abomination, and a product of Satan, deciding ultimately to burn them again.

As Fate would have it the berries were saved once more. This unfamiliar fragrance sent the smell of roasted coffee beans twirling in the air. The smell of which was sent from Heaven, the berries and beans needed rescue. The monks hurried to save the roasted berries from the destruction of the fire. They put the coffee beans in a bowl of water, and shared the fragrant liquid with the rest of the monks.

The taste was refreshing and invigorating. The affect helped them expel drowsiness doing prayer. They quickly distanced the idea of demonization, and its deeds appointed the notion that these berries were a gift from the heavens to the people of the earth.