Coffee History - Coffee Drinks in History
Coffee is an important part of human culture for centuries. There are even legends that describe how we found about coffee and its effect on human body. From it, we made hundreds different coffee drinks and it is still important today as it was ten centuries ago. Learn more about coffee history.
Legends of Coffee
Today, coffee is consumed everywhere in the world. But it was not always so. It took a lot of time for it to come from Ethiopia, Yemen, Persia, Turkey and Venice to other parts of the world and becomes a morning ritual for thousands of people.
Timeline of Coffee
There are different legends of how the coffee was found but history is probably different. We don’t know who found it first exactly but we know its history from the 11th century. Find out important moments in coffee history.
History of Instant Coffee
Instant coffee was invented as a solution for use where speed of preparation is needed and as storage solution for larger coffee surpluses but in time became beverage on par with regular coffee.
History of Espresso Coffee
First espresso machine was made at the end of the 19th century and it made a whole new family of coffee beverages. Starting in Italy it spread across the world especially since the 1980s. Read about history of espresso coffee.
History of Cappuccino
Cappuccino, traditional Italian coffee drink, originates from Vienna. It is made with espresso, hot milk, and steamed-milk foam which can be decorated with artistic drawings made with the same milk. That kind of decorations is called latte art.
