Cold brew vs hot brew

History of coffee

National Coffee Association mentions that coffee was first used in Ethiopia, Middle East, then moved to Americas, and lastly Europe. It’s interesting to note; people in Europe thought it was an invention of Satan, and wanted to ban it. The pope gave it a taste before passing judgment, and he liked it so much that a papal approval was given.

Fun fact: legend has it; a goat’s herd, named Kaldi was taking care of his goats and noticed one of his goats staying up, and super hyper from eating the coffee beans (red berries).

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