COFFEE NAME: CHELCHELE

WEIGHT: 250 grams

ORIGIN: Ethopia

PROCESS: Natural

VARIETY: Heirloom

ALTITUDE: 2100 MASL

COFFEE NOTES: Jammy, Raspberry , Chocolate

HISTORY

The coffee plant originates in the Ethiopian region of Kaffa. According

to legend, the 9th-century goat herder Kaldi discovered the coffee plant

after noticing the energizing effect the plant had on his flock, but this

story did not appear in writing until 1671. After originating in Ethiopia,

coffee was consumed as a beverage in Yemen, possibly around the 6th

century, even though the origin of coffee drinking is obscure. From

Yemen, coffee spread into Istanbul, Cairo, and Damascus. Ethiopian

Christians refrained from drinking coffee due to its perceived

association with Muslims until the 19th century. The first coffee houses

in Europe opened in Venice in 1645. The first coffee house in the United

States began in Boston in 1689. Demand for coffee increased drastically

in the 1960s, leading to opening of the first Starbucks store in Seattle in

1971.