Coffee the drink of both consumers and connoisseurs alike:
• 850 A.D.

An Ethiopian herdsman named Kaldi observed his goat, frolicking in quite a chipper mood near a bush. Subsequently the goat chewed on the red berries and let out an exuberant "Baaaaaaahhh!" The coffee berry is discovered!



Coffee is discovered in 850 in Ethiopia. Kaldi observed his goat, chewing on coffee berries. Kaldi sampled the berries himself. A feeling of elation consumed him. He declared to his goat, "These berries are heaven sent." So excited, he and the goat ran to the nearest monastery, telling of their miraculous effect. "Baahhhhh!" "Baahhhhh!" The chief monk was not amused. "Are you possessed?" Beautiful coffee berries and flowers. He condemned the berries as the Devil's work and promptly threw them into the fire.