Coffee History

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American Forest Association Founded in 1875 is nation’s oldest nonprofit citizens’ conservation organization. The organization is a world leader in planting trees for environmental restoration, a pioneer in the science and practice of urban forestry, and a primary communicator of the benefits of trees and forests.

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Brazil Bourbon Santos Fruity coffee, Bourbon refers to a variety of Coffee Arabica, which first appeared on the island of the same name (now Reunion Island). Santos refers to the port that the coffee shipped from. Historically the main point of export for coffee.

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International Coffee Agreement (ICA) The ICA is an international trade agreement, created in 1962, to stabilize the supply of coffee between producing and consuming countries. The agreement ensures adequate supplies at fair prices to consumers, as well as sufficient profits for producers to continue production. This agreement expired on July 4, 1989, and has not been re-established since then. Coffee is now traded in a free market economy, based on supply and demand.

International Coffee Organization (ICO) This organization, based in London, England, was established in 1963 to administer the International Coffee Agreement (ICA). The International Coffee Organization membership includes 74 countries, including 50 exporting members and 24 importing members. The ICO is not a cartel or a monopoly; producing and consuming nations have equal numbers of votes.

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Melitta Bentz The inventor of drip style coffee preparation. In 1908 in Minden Germany, Melitta Bentz (a German housewife) experimented with a brass pot and her son's blotting paper to devise a method of coffee preparation where hot water was poured over ground coffee contained in the paper "filter". Previously, to make coffee people soaked ground coffee in a pot of boiling water and then strained the grounds out of the coffee. Melitta's Bentz's invention is the precursor to modern day drip coffeemakers.

Mocha A single-origin coffee from Yemen; also a drink combining chocolate and usually espresso coffee. It is the world's oldest commercially cultivated coffee.

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Wellenford Estate At one time the most celebrated Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee. Now, any Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee from the Wellensford mill.