Coffee timeline

timeline of coffee

800

Coffee first discovered in Eastern Africa

1475

The world's first coffee shop, “Kiva Han”, opened in Constantinople.

1511

Khair Beg, who was the corrupt governor of Mecca, tried to ban coffee. He feared that drinking coffee would spark the rebellion against him. The sultan at the time proclaimed coffee sacred and had the governor executed

1554

The world's 2st coffee shop opened in Istanbul.

Coffee is introduced to the New World by Captain John Smith, founder of Virginia at Jamestown.

1600

coffee enters Europe but Pope Clement was advised to ban the infidel drink. tea instead baptizes' it making coffee an acceptable Christian beverage.

1607

1629

First coffeehouse started in venice

1637

Greek student at Oxford University brews the very first cup of coffee in England.

1650

First coffee shop in England

1654

The first coffehouse opens in italy

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1658

The Dutch become the first to transport and cultivate coffee plants commercially. Coffee is smuggled out of the Arab port of Mocha and shipped to Ceylon and East Indies for cultivation.

1668

Coffee overtakes beer as New York City’s favorite breakfast beverage – and it goes much better with eggs

1669

Soliman Aga, the Turkish Ambassador to Paris, introduces coffee to the Court of Louis the XIV. The grand dames fluttering their fans, go wild over this aromatic, steaming beverage. Magnifique! In a short time, all of Paris is talking about coffee.

1672

First coffeehouse established in paris

1673

First establishment of coffee house in Germany

1675

More than 3000 coffeehouses in England

1683

the Ottoman army, fleeing Vienna after being defeated, leaves behind bags of coffee. Franz Georg Kolshitzky, the man responsible for Vienna's victory, receives the coffee as his reward and establishes Central Europe's first coffee house.

1696

spread of coffee cultivation throughout the world from the Caribbean to South America.

1710

1714-1715

The French create a new way to make coffee by submersing the ground coffee, enclosed in a linen bag in hot water and letting it steep until the desired strength of brew is achieved.

King Louis XIV of France was presented with a coffee tree by the Dutch. Years later, coffee plantations spread all over the French colony of martinique and its sister islands of St. Dominique and Guadeloupe.

timeline of coffee

1721

The first coffeehouse opens its doors in Berlin

1723

First coffee plant/seeds introduced in America

1727

A Brazilian coast guard officer visiting Cayenne, French Guyana, was attracted to the Governor's wife, who at his request, secretly supplied the few seedlings that were afterward grown in Brazil, founding the production that has dominated world trade for 200 years. By 1800, Brazil had become the world’s largest producer of coffee.

1730

The British introduced coffee to Jamaica.

1750

One of Europe's first coffeehouses , Caffe Greco, opens in Rome. By 1763, Venice has over 2,000 caffes.

1757

The British East India Trading Company gives up the coffee trade to the Dutch and French who dominate. In a short time, tea becomes England’s drink to the masses, replacing ale, gin and coffee.

1750-60

Guatemala cultivates its first coffee plantation.

1773

A large numbers of Americans started drinking coffee instead of tea, after the Boston Tea Party. During the American Revolution, it was believed that the drinking tea is unpatriotic

1779

Coffee plants shipped from Cuba to Costa Rica.

1788

Haiti (Saint-Domingue) supplied half of the world's coffee.

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1790

Mexico received its first coffee plant

1822

The prototype of the first espresso machine created in France

1825

the first successful coffee orchard was established.

1852

Brazil became the largest produce of coffee.

1864

The success of Jabez Burns' coffee roaster and the Arbuckle Brother's marketing breakthrough in selling pre- roasted coffee in paper bag, saw the beginning of commercially roasted coffee

1865

James Mason invents the coffee percolator.

1878

Introduction of coffee to the British colonies in East Africa.

1900

Japanese-American chemist Satori Kato invented the first soluble 'instant coffee'.

1901

Italian Luigi Bezzera patents the first commercial “espresso” machine. The Tipo Gigante, was just that, a large steam driven machine that used a water and steam combination, forced under high pressure to brew the coffee at a rapid pace. His invention became known as the “espresso” machine.

timeline of coffee

1903

Ludwig Roselius, a German coffee importer and his assistant Karl Wimmer discover a process in 1903 to remove caffeine from the beans without wrecking the flavor. The decaf discovery actually came about as the result of an accident.

1905

The first commercial espresso machine was manufactured in italy

1906

Inventor George Washington creates the first mass-produced “instant coffee,” later marketed in 1909 as Red-E Coffee.

1908

Melitta Bentz invents the first drip coffee maker with a filter made of blotting paper

1933

Dr. Ernest Illy develops the first automatic espresso machine. At the same time, Alfonso Bialetti invented the world’s first stovetop espresso maker, later to become the most popular maker in Italy.

1938

Instant coffee mass production is invented by the Swiss company Nestle as it assists the Brazilian government in solving its coffee surplus problem. It is named Nescafe.

1945

Achilles Gaggia enhances the espresso machine with a manual piston that creates a high pressure extraction to produce a thick layer of crema. The ultimate Espresso! The Cappuccino is born! One of the greatest discoveries of all time!

1961

In 1961, Italy experienced a total eclipse of the sun. The same year,FAEMA introduced the world's first pump operated espresso machine named E61 (eclipse of 1961). Though much copied, the e61 has never been surpassed and to date remains one of most stylish and beautiful coffee machines ever built

1966

Nestle introduces TASTER'S CHOICE. A freeze-dried Instant Coffee locking in freshness and taste.

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1971

the first Starbucks in Seattle.

1972

A ground breaking moment in coffee history; the first automatic drip home coffee maker- with the formal name of Mr. Coffee was introduced by Cleveland, Ohio entrepreneur Vincent Marotta.

1996

Opens Cafe Coffee Day's first outlet on Bangalore's Brigade Road in 1996, with an initial investment of Rs 1.5 crore

Today

Today coffee is the world’s most popular beverage. More than 400 billion cups are consumed each year. It is the world’s largest commodity, second only to oil.