FASCINATING FACT – How Did Coffee Spread From the Origin in Ethiopia To The World?
The spread of coffee throughout the world was started by the Ottoman Empire which was forced to leave 2 bags of coffee behind when in 1683 fleeing the Siegue of…
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FASCINATING FACT: Coffee Prices 1972-2016, When Did Arabica Coffee Prices Reach Historic High?
When it comes to coffee trading and futures prices in particular there is an impressive amount of hula-yoho-bogus manipulative information spread in and by the market and circulated for pure…
FASCINATING FACT: Sex, Drugs, Lies Or Contraband, How Did Coffee Really Spread To The World?
Since coffee first was brought to Europe in the late 16th century via traders from the Ottoman Empire the beverage and enjoyment of coffee was a source of scandal. As…
FASCINATING FACT – Why Is The U.S. Just SO Obsessed With Coffee In Its History? Happy Independence Day!!
Iconic 1846 lithograph by Nathaniel Currier In the spirit of the 4th of July weekend in the U.S. we’ll take another look at why coffee is SO important to the…
FASCINATING FACT: Where is The World’s Oldest Coffee Farm? Amazing Coffee History at 300 Year-Old Farm STILL Growing Coffee
JAN 25, 2015–UPDATE: Dear Followers, I just wanted to share this quick snap shot from Guadeloupe because this island paradise is just simply extraordinary, with the most amazing amazing AMAZING…
FASCINATING FACT – How Many Countries Across The World Grow Coffee?
International statistics only recognize a little over 60 coffee growing countries in the world but independent research by SpillingTheBeans has found that the world is in fact home to no…
FASCINATING FACT – What Country is the World’s BIGGEST Producer of Specialty Coffee?
Brazil is the largest coffee producing country and accounts for between 35 and 38 percent of total world output in any given crop cycle. Brazil is also the world’s largest coffee exporting nation and…
LIVE FROM MARTINIQUE: SpillingTheBeans Set Out To Find The Great Grandchild of De Clieu’s Coffee Tree
Back on popular demand, from my trip in years ago before the Covid pandemic interrupted life as we know it, this is where I was able to unravel this AMAZING…
SPECIAL REPORT: Attention Coffee Lovers, A Coffee Addict’s Guide to The Universe
Must be my upcoming birthday because this article here is just TOO GOOD not to share 🙂 To see all the fantastic graphs and pictures, do enter the link for…
FASCINATING FACT: Do Most Consumers Actually Prefer Instant Coffee?
Do Most Consumers Actually Prefer Instant Coffee? Surprisingly, the answer to that is yes! In the awesome world of coffee, the last few years explosion of Coffee Culture and rise…
