Where does the word Mocha originate?
The word comes from the Port of Mocha in Yemen, formerly known as Arabia. This is where the first coffee plants in cultivation originated. From Java they were smuggled to the Dutch islands.
Archive for April, 2006
Where did the word Java originate?
Java is an island in Indonesia. The Dutch introduced coffee to Java in 1696. It was a Dutch colony at that time and one of their first commercial plantations.
Oliver Wendell Holmes on Coffee
The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea annot be expected to reproduce.
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Over the Teacups, 1891
Can coffee sober you up?
No it can’t and this is just a myth. Coffee will not sober you up. The only thing it can do is make you a more alert drunk.
Coffee can help reverse the effects caused by tranquilizers or valium.
Coffee effect on blood pressure
My son did a science project last week and choose coffee effect on blood pressure as the title. The finding were surprising as overall there was no effect. In my case the blood pressure reading actually went down. This makes me believe that coffee is a relaxer while at the same time a drink that heigthens my awareness.
I posted the entire coffee effect on blood pressure science project on the Volcanica Coffee website.
Coffee Beans in Ancient Africa
Before we began to enjoy coffee as a brewed concoction people would eat the coffee beans. African tribes would ground the beans then roll them into balls with animal fat. This snack would nourish and energize ancient Africans.
Rape for the Lock - Coffee Poetry
Coffee, which make the politician wise
An see thro’ all things with half-shut eyes
By Alexander Pope, 1714
McDonalds Hot Coffee Lawsuit
The famous hot coffee lawsuit against McDonalds awarded an 81 year old women $3 million dollars. The Public outrage for self-responsibility was immediate. How can someone spill coffee on themself then sue for damages from the company that served the coffee? When you look at the details and circumstances one may feel as sympathetic as the jury who awarded her the damages.
The lady sustained third-degree burns on her groin, butt and inner thighs. She had to undergo skin grafts and was hospitalized for one week. This was not the first time someone complained to McDonalds about their excessively hot coffee and the court revealed that they received at least 700 reports of coffee burns and settle suits for up to $500,000. It was not a surprise to McDonald’s that their coffee was too hot so this proved their negligence.
So you can image the little old lady who when to McDonalds trusting the brand with her safety. No wonder why the jury gave her such a large award.
Specialty Coffee Association Convention this week
The Specialty Coffee Association of America annual covention opens this weekend in Charlotte and is expected to draw 8,000 attendees. That would make it among the higher-attended conventions ever held.
It probably won’t top the more than 10,000 last year who went to Seattle last year, the hot spot for specialty coffee. The southeast U.S. is a fast growing segment for gourmet coffee.
