Join coffee roaster and social entrepreneur, Dean Cycon and Globe Trekker host, Judith Jones, as they unravel the secrets behind one of the world's favourite drinks, coffee. Dean and Judith chart the discovery of the bean in Ethiopia more than a thousand years ago, its journey into Arabia where it became a drink favoured among Moslems, and then to the growing number of coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire. Brought to Europe by the Venetians, coffee houses sprung up in major continental cities throughout the17th century, around the same time coffee made its way across the Atlantic to America. In 1615, Venice received Europe's first shipment of green coffee beans and The Dutch were the first Europeans to cultivate coffee trees on the island of Java.
The Story Of Coffee was broadcast on SBS ONE at Saturday 30 March 2024, 00:30. This episode was initially placed on Tuesday 27 June 2023.