A Brief History of Coffee: From Celebrated to Outlawed & Back Again

Coffee has gained a special place in the hearts of many for a variety of reasons. Some love coffee for its jolt of caffeine, others for its warmth both literally and figuratively, and some for the part it has played in fueling intellectual conversations and debates. Coffee has served an important role throughout history and gained its fair share of supporters and opponents as it has been both celebrated and outlawed throughout the thousands of years we have been consuming this beloved drink. Whether or not you love coffee, there is no denying it has been an important commodity throughout history up until the present in more ways than one, and that there is nothing simple about this bean.