Arabica coffee gets its name from Arabia. Legend has it that around 500-600 A.D. a goat herder on the Arabian peninsula named Kaldi observed his goats eating a berry and their behavior became very lively. He decided to try the berry as well and felt the same energy as his goats. Scientific evidence proves otherwise. Kaffa, [...]
As you might have guessed, the Chemex was invented by a chemist. In 1941 Peter J. Schlumbohm, Ph.D was inspired to create the Chemex coffee maker. Born in 1896 in Germany, a graduate of the University of Berlin, he moved to New York City in 1936. A prolific inventor he holds over 3,000 patents. [...]
German housewife Melitta Bentz from Dresden thought there was a better way. And in 1908 it occurred to her one day, “Why not use paper to filter out what I don’t want in my coffee?” Inspired, she took a brass coffee pot and poked a few holes in the bottom and lined it with [...]
One of the best ways of preserving the taste of coffee is the Freeze-Dried Coffee method. More of the volatile oils remain in the product giving it that “real” cup of brewed coffee flavor. Invented in 1901 by a Japanese scientist by the name of Satori Kato it was later marketed around 1920 by [...]
The first documented percolator coffee pot was invented in the 18th century, not in one place but in different parts of the world. Coffee had become a popular drink and people wanted to find a way to make it easier to brew a good cup. The first known inventor of the percolator was by [...]
According to Dr. Ernesto Illy of Illy Coffee it is all in the technique of roasting the beans that makes an Italian Roast. Illy is the most common type of Italian Roast found in the United States. For the true connoisseur purchasing the whole bean and grinding at home is the preferable method to brew [...]
How one drinks their cup of Joe is a matter of taste, choice, or habit. Does it really matter what kind of cup you choose to drink your coffee from? The coffee cup comes in many shapes and sizes, we all have our favorites. Most of us have a travel mug for the commute, [...]
Born to a Hungarian-Italian chocolate maker Francesco Illy, Ernesto was destined to perfect the cup of coffee. Francesco, an officer in WWI, came to Italy and created the famous Illy brand in 1933. Ernesto majored in Chemistry at the University of Bologna and spent his entire life creating the perfect cup of coffee for [...]
February 18, 2010 – Lavazza is synonymous with great Italian coffee; Emilio Lavazza entered the family business founded by his grandfather in 1955. In 1971 Mr. Lavazza became CEO of Luigi Lavazza SpA. Starting out delivering coffee door-to-door to restaurants around Turin where his grandfather ran a grocery store in 1895, he took over [...]
Until 1554 to 1555 coffeehouses did not exist nor did coffee for that matter. In the city of Constantinople a man by the name of Hakam from Aleppo and a woman by the name of Sems from Damascus came to the city and started the craze, so it is said, of Turkish Coffee. The [...]
