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☕️COFFEE CHRONICLES II:
Previous 🧵talks about how the coffee story started: From the corn of Africa, to the Arabian Peninsula, before arriving to the western world through Turkish traders. Let’s continue the story:
Deutschland und Kaffee:
Coffee made its way to Germany in the early 18th century with coffeeshops in most major cities. Frederick the Great banned coffee saying:”It is disgusting to see the increase in quantity of coffee used by my subjects (…) My people must drink beer.” Women were particularly fond of Kaffeeclatches as it provided a gossipy environment. Scandinavian countries were slower to adopt it, but have one of the highest consumption per capita.
The Brits and the black beverage
In 1650 a first coffee shop was opened in Oxford University by a Lebanese Jew named Jacobs. 2 years later a coffee shop opened in London with the first coffee ad: “The virtue of the Coffee Drink”. By 1700, London had over 2000 coffee shops accounting for more rent than any other business. Each coffee shop would cater to a particular clientele: lawyers, protestant, Puritans, clergy… Women were the first to go against coffee in the UK, they claimed that coffee has “Ennucht” their husband, and claimed that men would “soberize” themselves with coffee. King Charles II tried to ban coffee houses fearing conspiracies, the public outcry was big enough to make the King back down 2 days before the rule would take effect. However towards the end of the 18th century Brits began to turn to tea. Coffee houses turned into private men’s club, while tea gardens were flourishing. The British Honourable East India Company, through its monopoly in China, pushed tea.
The Boston Tea Party
Prior to the Independence, the American emulated the Brits with the first coffee shop opening in Boston. James Otis, John Adams, and Paul Revere discussed about the revolution around many cups of coffee at the Boston’s Green Dragon. During the ’No taxation without representation” period, the King Charles repealed all the taxes exempt the one on tea. The Boston tea party was then created tossing all the tea leaves sent by King Charles. Anti-tea sentiment was born, and during that time the coffee consumption increase by 7 fold in the colonies. The Yankees also like the fact that coffee was growing not too far from them 11/N This is summary of a book called "Uncommon Grounds " by Mark P. If you appreciate the content, please share! #coffeechain #plebchain


Good morning 🤙🤙. PV. Where are my plebminers??? #plebminer


If you are tired of the BTC related topic, here is something for you:
COFFEE CHRONICLES #1
ORIGINS
Coffee comes from the highland of Abyssinia (nowadays called Ethiopia). According to a legend, a goat herder named Kali accidentally stumbled upon coffee while observing his goats strange behaviour after chewing on coffee tree leaves. He brought back the magical cherries home, and since coffee has been fully integrated in the Ethiopian culture. Ethiopians drink ritually coffee in groups multiple times a day.
COFFEE & THE ARAB WORLD
It is hard to pinpoint how coffee appeared in the Arab world. It’s fair to assume than when Ethiopia conquered Yemen (fact that many ignore!) they brought along coffee beans with them. It was first adopted by Sufi monks as it helped for meditation. Muslim pilgrims helped spread coffee in Turkey, North Africa, Persia and Egypt. Coffeehouses were banned by rulers, as many of them involved gambling and prostitution. In Constantinople (Istanbul) people caught drinking coffee were thrown in the Bosporus. It seems like ruler were more afraid of the gathering power of coffee. In Turkey, a woman could divorce a man if the man couldn’t provide enough coffee.
COFFEE, THE WEST & SMUGGLERS
Soon after the Ottomans occupied Yemen in the 16th century, coffee became rapidly one of their most important export. No coffee was allowed to leave the port of Mocha. One muslim pilgrim managed to smuggle beans to Mysore southern India. offee was highly exotic, and reserved to the upper class. The Italians were the first one to appreciate coffee through trade with the Ottoman. The first coffeehouse opened in Venice, and became a symbol of descent companionship, and intellectual conversations. The Dutch, who were dominating the shipping trade, got their hands on coffee too, and started cultivating it in the East Indies (Bali, Sumatra, etc). France followed later on, with the help of the Turkish ambassador introducing coffee to mundane parties in Paris. Coffee attracted intellectual figures such as Voltaire, and Rousseau. Finally a space where men & women could interact without alcohol.
More to come. Share or ⚡️ if you liked the content! #coffeechain
Coffee comes from the highland of Abyssinia (nowadays called Ethiopia). According to a legend, a goat herder named Kali accidentally stumbled upon coffee while observing his goats strange behaviour after chewing on coffee tree leaves. He brought back the magical cherries home, and since coffee has been fully integrated in the Ethiopian culture. Ethiopians drink ritually coffee in groups multiple times a day.
COFFEE & THE ARAB WORLD
It is hard to pinpoint how coffee appeared in the Arab world. It’s fair to assume than when Ethiopia conquered Yemen (fact that many ignore!) they brought along coffee beans with them. It was first adopted by Sufi monks as it helped for meditation. Muslim pilgrims helped spread coffee in Turkey, North Africa, Persia and Egypt. Coffeehouses were banned by rulers, as many of them involved gambling and prostitution. In Constantinople (Istanbul) people caught drinking coffee were thrown in the Bosporus. It seems like ruler were more afraid of the gathering power of coffee. In Turkey, a woman could divorce a man if the man couldn’t provide enough coffee.
COFFEE, THE WEST & SMUGGLERS
Soon after the Ottomans occupied Yemen in the 16th century, coffee became rapidly one of their most important export. No coffee was allowed to leave the port of Mocha. One muslim pilgrim managed to smuggle beans to Mysore southern India. offee was highly exotic, and reserved to the upper class. The Italians were the first one to appreciate coffee through trade with the Ottoman. The first coffeehouse opened in Venice, and became a symbol of descent companionship, and intellectual conversations. The Dutch, who were dominating the shipping trade, got their hands on coffee too, and started cultivating it in the East Indies (Bali, Sumatra, etc). France followed later on, with the help of the Turkish ambassador introducing coffee to mundane parties in Paris. Coffee attracted intellectual figures such as Voltaire, and Rousseau. Finally a space where men & women could interact without alcohol.
More to come. Share or ⚡️ if you liked the content! #coffeechain