July 15, 2007
by deCadmus
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The tiny island of Réunion1 is little more than a dot in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. For nearly 200 years that dot was the foundation of a singular exclamation point in coffee history. A … Continue reading
May 25, 2007
by deCadmus
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So little time, so many things to do… in lieu of continued empty space where new posts should be, here’s a classic from the Bloggle’s Coffee History Series: The Legend of Kaldi – Once upon a time, in a faraway … Continue reading
July 14, 2004
by deCadmus
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It’s December 16th, 1773 on Union Street, in Boston’s north end. Here, in the heart of the city’s financial district, stands an imposing two-story building. Above its door swings a copper dragon, long since turned green in Boston’s salt air. … Continue reading
July 7, 2004
by deCadmus
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Coffee made its introduction to Europe in the early 17th century as medicine for what ails you… whether your ailment include headaches, consumption, dropsy, gout, scurvy or any number of sundry and unmentionable maladies. First offered by apothecaries in Venice … Continue reading
July 6, 2004
by deCadmus
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While coffee originated in Arabian lands, the legend of its powers of sobriety and mental clarity quickly spread far beyond Arabian borders. The Christian world grew increasingly alarmed about the legendary qualities of coffee, which was even then being sold … Continue reading
June 25, 2004
by deCadmus
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Once upon a time, in a faraway land called Ethiopia — or maybe Abyssinia, it was a very long time ago, after all — there lived a young goatherd named Kaldi. By all accounts [and there are many, as the … Continue reading