The legendary cup of cappuccino seems like just a mere drink that brings up maybe a romantic gathering with some old boyfriend, but who would think that real romance and a massive industry would revolve around it. Coffee’s warm, dark and aromatic fluid has drawn many a person into a coffeehouse, not just recently, but from its very early beginnings.
There are countless legends as to its origins, but the most historically reliable is 500 BC, from Ethiopia. Travelers were so intrigued with its stimulating properties that they transported it to the Saudi Arabian Peninsula. It was in Arabia that the mysteriously delicious drink would be named – coffee.
The commercialization, mass production and distribution of coffee were born in the Renaissance. It became known as the ‘heatherish liquid’. By the 1700’s, in Europe, the Middle East, North and South America, and Asia, coffee had infiltrated every level of society.
Even medicinal properties were attributed throughout history. Coffee could do miraculous things. Men’s sperm could reach super speeds, swim longer and farther in liquid infused with coffee. This was thanks...