Coffee & Espresso Machines  Coffee beans were first recorded as
being cultivated in Ethiopia in 575 AD, shortly after which they
were shipped across the world from the humble port of Moka.
Aren't you glad that happened?  Coffee & Espresso Machines
Drink it or not, coffee is to be admired for evolving, sparking
debate and keeping people awake for over a millennium.
Initially, coffee was consumed straight, dark and gritty (the
way it is still enjoyed in much of the Middle East) and it
stayed this way until the Battle of Vienna in 1683 when
retreating Ottomans left piles of beans and a smart shop owner
added milk and sugar to make it more palatable to locals.
Coffee's history can be divided into four waves. The first saw
its discovery and diaspora around the globe. The second wave was
ushered in almost entirely by one company - Starbucks, which
opened in 1982 on Pike Street, Seattle. It marked the birth of
consumer coffee, and the drink exploded in popularity, becoming
a working-hours alternative to alcohol as