National Coffee Day!

Amber Stephens

What do National Coffee Day and I have in common? We share a birthday, September 29th!

Coffee dates back to 850 CE and I date back to 1990. 😅 The earliest source of coffee is a story about an Ethiopian farmer whose goats became energized and rambunctious after eating coffee berries and it's said that coffee originated in current day Ethiopia and Yemen. When we think coffee nowadays, we don't think berries, we think roasted beans.  The roasted bean we know and love originated much later, in the 15th century in Arabia.  By the 16th century, coffee arrived in Italy and by the mid 17th century it had reached India. Coffee houses were established in Western Europe by the late 17th century.  These coffee houses were very popular in Holland, England and Germany.

If you're a drip coffee drinker, you may know that we have a delicious Brazil that we brew fresh daily.  I bet you're wondering how coffee made its way to Brazil, aren't you?  Since you asked...in 1720 a guy named Gabriel de Cileu brought coffee seedlings to Martinique.  These seedlings sprouted into over 18,000 coffee trees which inevitably spread to surrounding areas, and by 1852 Brazil became the world's largest producer of coffee and still holds that status today. 

Our beans are roasted right here in Boulder City, NV at Colorado River Coffee Roasters.  Our Brazil comes from small growers that are known as "mircrolots."  These mircolots come from a small harvest that contains beans that are exceptionally cared for. Our Brazil beans are currently farmed by Fabio Henrique Fidelis in the Canastra region of Brazil.  The tasting notes are nutty, sweet fruit & chocolate.  It's medium bodied and has a pleasant acidity. 

Come celebrate National Coffee Day with us on September 29th! We'll be offering special deals that day only! Stay turned on our social medias for details! @DamRoastHouse on Facebook and Instagram.