In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Jonah Holland of The Unfiltered Coffee Company to talk about the history of coffee. They talk about the Legend of Kaldi and why it is unlikely a goat herder started the trend of drinking coffee made from roasted beans. Kenneth explains how the early forms of coffee, Keisha, cascara, and Kahwa are made and how they evolved into the drink we know today. 

They explain how coffee ended up being widely drank in Europe as well as where it had a big impact on how society worked. Kenneth and Jonah explain how the way coffee was grown, exported, made, sold, and drank, evolved. This episode takes you up to the late 1800s. Next week, Kenneth will cover the history of coffee from the 1900s to the modern-day.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• We don't have a specific date for when coffee was first brewed. But there are some interesting theories.
• Coffee fruits and possibly other parts of the plant were first regularly consumed, in drink form, in Africa.
• Turkish coffee is probably the earliest example of the drink we recognize today.
• Coffee beans were not initially roasted to enhance the taste.
• Early European coffee was mostly water and alcohol.
• The Dutch were responsible for propagating coffee on Java.
• Governments tried to ban coffee.
• Coffee was important to soldiers who fought on both sides of the civil war.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Around 1450’s the dried coffee cherry was starting to be exported to Yemen. ´

‘Europe started drinking coffee around the 1600s.’

‘When they were running low on coffee they roasted okra seeds.’

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ABOUT THE HOST

As a coffee lover, physician, chemical engineer, serial entrepreneur, competitive runner, writer, and family man, Kenneth knows what it’s like to push yourself to achieve goals very few accomplish. He’s one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States as he’s a multi-year US Coffee Roasters’ Competition Finalist. He created Umble Coffee Co with the belief that, if sourced and roasted right, coffee can taste phenomenal and be good for you.

“Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.”

CONTACT METHOD

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Podcast Description

Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! 

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