Coffee is the second most traded good in the world and the 'favourite drink of the civilised world' as Thomas Jefferson once stated. But not many of us know all the interesting facts and its history. We've put together all the exciting things we know about coffee and more. After all we're very passionate about coffee.

1. THE STORY OF COFFEE
A S T O L D B Y
È S P R E S S O 1 8 8 2 A U S T R A L I A
THE FASCINATING AND INSIGHTFUL LOOK INTO THE HISTORY OF WORLD’S MOST POPULAR BEVERAGE
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2. OUR STORY
Caffè Vergnano is the oldest family owned coffee brewing business. The
Vergnano family has been selecting the best coffee origins for over 130 years,
directly at the production places. The passion and experience of four
generations, the quality of raw materials, the processing of blends and wide
range of coffee is what distinguishes it from other brands.
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We are happy we can now share our passion for coffee with Australia. After all,
Australians have some of the most refined coffee cultures in the World. You
know what good coffee is really about.
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3. 850
First known discovery of coffee cherries in the coffee
history timeline. Legend tells us about the goat herder Kaldi
of Ethiopia, who notices his goats are friskier after eating
red cherries of a local shrub. Kaldi experiments with the
cherries himself and begins to feel energized.
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4. 1100
The coffee first trees are cultivated on the Arabian
Peninsula. Coffee is first roasted and boiled by Arabs making
"qahwa" — a name formerly applied to wine — and eventually,
to Europeans, as "the wine of Islam."
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5. 1475
The world’s first coffee shop opens in Constantinople. It is
followed by the foundation of two local coffee houses in
1554.
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6. 1511
Khair Bey, the governor of Mecca, bans coffee fearing that
its power might promote resistance to his rule. Coffee trade
is shut down in Constantinople (Istanbul). After a week-long
"reign of terror", the sultan decides that coffee is blessed
and has the governor executed.
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7. 1600
Coffee enters Europe through the port of Venice. The first
Italian coffeehouse opens in Italy in 1683. Pope Clemente VIII
was requested by some of his monks to outlaw the “Muslim”
brew. He declined and said, "This beverage is so good it would
be a sin to let only pagans drink it!" His subsequent "baptism"
of coffee propelled its spread across Europe.
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8. 1607
Coffee is introduced to the New World by Captain John Smith,
founder of Virginia at Jamestown.
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9. 1652
The first coffeehouse opens in England, but women were not allowed in, other
than to serve men. A number of British women wrote a lengthy petition (now in
the coffee museum, London) requesting access. They were refused.
Edward Lloyd's coffeehouse opens in 1688. It evolves to be the Lloyd's of London,
the world's best known insurance company.
The word “TIPS” is coined in a London coffee house: A sign reading “To Insure
Prompt Service” (TIPS) was place by a coffee cup. Those desiring prompt service
and better seating threw a coin into a mug.
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11. 1658
The Dutch become the first to transport and cultivate coffee
plants commercially. Coffee is smuggled out of the Arab port
of Mocha and shipped to Ceylon and East Indies for
cultivation
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12. 1683
According to the coffee history timeline, the Ottoman army,
fleeing Vienna after being defeated, leaves behind bags of
coffee. Franz Georg Kolshitzky, the man responsible for
Vienna's victory, receives the coffee as his reward and
establishes Central Europe's first coffee house.
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13. 1686
The opening of the first Parisian cafe Le Procope.
King Louis XIV is presented with a coffee tree from the Dutch.
It is believed that sugar was first used to supplement coffee
in his court.
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14. 1718 -1723
The opening of the first Parisian cafe Le Procope.
King Louis XIV is presented with a coffee tree from the Dutch.
It is believed that sugar was first used to supplement coffee
in his court.
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15. 1721
The first coffeehouse opens its doors in Berlin.
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16. 1727
The Brazilian coffee industry has been sparked by a love
affair. A Brazilian coast guard officer visiting Cayenne,
French Guyana, was attracted to the Governor's wife, who at
his request, secretly supplied the few seedlings that were
afterward grown in Brazil, founding the production that has
dominated world trade for 200 years. By 1800, Brazil had
become the world’s largest producer of coffee.
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17. 1730
The British introduced coffee to Jamaica.
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18. 1750
One of Europe's first coffeehouses, Caffe Greco, opens in
Rome. By 1763, Venice has over 2,000 caffes.
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19. 1750-1760
Guatemala cultivates its first coffee plantation.
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20. 1774
The famous Boston tea party - also part of the coffee
history timeline - a rebellion by Americans against the new
increased tea taxes put by the British. Dressed as Indians, the
Americans dumped three boat loads of tea into harbor and
then replaced it with coffee as their revolutionary beverage
of choice.
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21. 1779
Coffee plants shipped from Cuba to Costa Rica.
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23. 1790
Mexico received its first coffee plant.
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24. 1822
The first prototype of an espresso machine is created in
France.
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25. 1825
Hawaii received coffee from Rio de Janeiro.
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26. 1865
James Mason invents the coffee percolator.
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27. 1878
Introduction of coffee to the British colonies in East Africa.
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28. 1903
First commercial decaffeination process was invented by Dr.
Ludwig Roselius
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29. 1905
1901 - Luigi Bezzera files a patent for the first espresso
machine. In 1905 the first commercial espresso machine was
manufactured in Italy.
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30. 1906
The English chemist George Constant Washington, invented
the instant coffee while living in Guatemala.
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31. 1908
Melitta Bentz invents the first drip coffee maker with a
filter made of blotting paper.
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32. 1933
Dr. Ernest Illy develops the first automatic espresso machine.
At the same time, Alfonso Bialetti invented the world’s first
stovetop espresso maker, later to become the most popular
maker in Italy.
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33. 1938
Instant coffee mass production is invented by the Swiss
company Nestle as it assists the Brazilian government in
solving its coffee surplus problem. It is named Nescafe.
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35. 1945
Achilles Gaggia enhances the espresso machine with a manual
piston that creates a high pressure extraction to produce a
thick layer of crema.
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36. 1961
In 1961, Italy experienced a total eclipse of the sun. The same
year, FAEMA introduced the world's first pump operated
espresso machine named E61 (eclipse of 1961). Though much
copied, the e61 has never been surpassed and to date remains
one of most stylish and beautiful coffee machines ever built.
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37. 1966
1966 - Nestle introduces TASTER'S CHOICE. A freeze-dried
Instant Coffee locking in freshness and taste.
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38. 2008
Coffee is the world’s most popular beverage. More than 500
billion cups are consumed each year. It is one of the world’s
most traded commodities, second in value only to crude oil.
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