The species of coffee which has traditionally provided the world with most of its crop is Coffee arabica and is indigenous to Ethiopia.
In 1777 Frederick the Great issued a manifesto exhorting the German people to give up coffee and return to the drink of their fathers - beer.
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Information and fabulous links for people who adore good coffee
Coffee has become firmly entrenched in the lives and cultures of people from around the globe. This site aims to give a very small insight to the types of coffee available, its history and consumption.
Thanks to "The Book of coffee & Tea" by Joel, David & Karl Schapira for much of the information supplied in these pages.