Capital City Coffee Company

The Legendary Origin of Coffee

The history of coffee begins with a legend. The legend begins in c850 Ethiopia with a goat herder named Kaldi.

The legend says that Kaldi was watching his goats as usual when he noticed they were acting strange, dashing around the fields and seeming  “friskier.” This behavior went on for some time.

Kaldi began to speculate that it might be something they had eaten,so he followed them. 

Kaldi noticed that the goats had eaten some red berries from a shrub. He ate them himself and was soon frolicking with the goats. After this part of the story, the legend has some variation.

Either:
Kalid reported his findings to a local monk who ate the beans, or a monk walked by and saw Kaldi with the goats. The monk then took some of the berries to show to his brothers. They all ate the beans and found divine inspiration.

Thus...you have the legend of the Drunken Goat!  Try our Drunken Goat blend...inspired by this charming legend!

 Coffee beans growing on a coffee tree in the jungle!