Coffee origin in India :: Legend has it that 16th century Sufi savant Baba Budan had introduced coffee to India. He acquired a taste for coffee in the seaport of Mocha in Yemen on pilgrimage to Mecca and decided to share it with his countrymen. On way back to India, he wrapped 7 coffee beans around his belly and got them out of Arabia. On his return home, he planted the beans in the hills of Chikkamagaluru, which are now named Baba Budan Hills in his honour. During the years that followed, it had became something of cultural icon in South India.
Country Origin:: Ehiopia
Coffee Cupping:: Coffee tasting (also called coffee cupping) is done to determine the characteristics of a particular coffee blend.
Varieties of Coffee:: South Indian filter coffee to Irish Coffee, perfect blend of coffee, whiskey and cream.
Types of coffee beans:: Broadly arabica and robusta
Caffeine stimulates the senses::Caffeine is known for its mild stimulating properties on the body and mind. The body absorbs it rapidly and its effects – metabolism stimulation and support for mental alertness and concentration – may last for 2-5 hours.
CCD :: . A lot can happen over a coffee. Reflecting changing lifestyles and spreading Coffee culture beyond South. The linkage between small growers in remote areas and sophisticated coffee-chains in urban India clearly demonstrate that geographical and socio-economic barriers can be transcended in market.
