Wake Up And Smell The Coffee!

Here I am on the night shift trying to stay awake. So I decided to take some time to introduce you to my daily and nightly drink, Coffee. Yes 100% pure Jamaican coffee. The best coffee in the world I may add.

I must admit that I love coffee, I will drink coffee in the morning, in the afternoon and even at nights. But for the most part though I only drink one cup of coffee a day...if I don't smell it brewing! (NO! I'm not addicted!)

I once had some Breyers coffee ice-cream, mek mi tell yuh something a one a di best tasting ice-cream mi eva eat! Trust mi!

Since tonight is a quiet night at work and the sleep is kicking in, even though I had a cup of coffee (It seems coffee doesn't really keep me awake, I just love the smell and taste.) I decided to lookup some information on one of my favorite beverages to share with you. Also I remembered that there was a Coffee Festival at Devon House last Sunday. By the way I missed out on that due to work, damn work!

Coffee facts:

1. Coffee is the second most traded product in the world after petroleum. World wide coffee production tips the scales at about 6 million metric tonnes. (http://www.heritage-coffee.com)
2. Each year some 7 million tons of green beans are produced world-wide. Most of which is hand picked. (http://www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com)
3. An acre of coffee trees can produce up to 10,000 pounds of coffee cherries. That amounts to approximately 2,000 pounds of beans after hulling or milling. (http://www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com)
4. Over 53 countries grow coffee worldwide, but all of them lie along the equator between the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn. (http://www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com)
5. Germany is the world's second largest consumer of coffee in terms of volume at 16 pounds per person. (http://www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com)
6. Each year some 7 million tons of green beans are produced world wide. Most of which is hand picked. (http://www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com)
7. Up until the 1870's most coffee was roasted at home in a frying pan over a charcoal fire. It wasn't until recent times that batch roasting became popular. (http://www.heritage-coffee.com)
8. The percolator was invented in 1827 by a French man. It would boil the coffee producing a bitter tasting brew. Today most people use the drip or filtered method to brew their coffee. (http://www.heritage-coffee.com)
9. A Belgian living in Guatemala invented the first instant coffee in 1906 and later immigrated to the United States. His name, ironically enough, was George Washington. (http://www.heritage-coffee.com)
10. The largest coffee-producing nation, Brazil, is responsible for 30 to 40 % of total world output. (http://www.heritage-coffee.com)
11. Coffee is high in anti-oxidants and compounds such as vitamins that fights damage to cells. (http://www.novartisnutrition.com)
12. Germany is the world's second largest consumer of coffee in terms of volume at 16 pounds per person. (http://www.gourmetcoffeeclub.com)

I hope you beneifited from this list of useless coffee facts. Enjoy your coffee this morning...well that is if you are one of the millions of people who enjoy the number one morning beverage.