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600 CE Kaldi’s goats were eating this red berry and were getting tons of energy. He tried it and was also getting tons of energy. Coffee was discovered
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The first coffee shop was opened
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Ottoman Turks parboiled coffee beans in Mocha which is where the name “Mocha” comes from
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Rather than boiling, French pour hot water through grounds in cloth bag. First infusion brewing.
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James Folger arrives in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, he makes his fortune from coffee.
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Italian Luigi Bezzera invents first commercial espresso machine
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Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker open Starbucks in Seattle.
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The 25th anniversary of the founding of the Specialty Coffee Association of America.
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The 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Coffee Association