The Coffee Chronicles

The Great Coffee Smuggle | Skeleton Brew Coffee

For over a century, Arabia kept coffee plants from leaving. Then came a Dutch trader, a French naval officer sharing his water with a seedling, and a bouquet with a...

The Great Coffee Smuggle | Skeleton Brew Coffee

For over a century, Arabia kept coffee plants from leaving. Then came a Dutch trader, a French naval officer sharing his water with a seedling, and a bouquet with a...

The Pope, the Devil's Drink, and the Baptism of...

Coffee once had to survive an actual religious controversy before it reached your kitchen table. The legend says a pope "baptized" it. History says it's more complicated — and more...

The Pope, the Devil's Drink, and the Baptism of...

Coffee once had to survive an actual religious controversy before it reached your kitchen table. The legend says a pope "baptized" it. History says it's more complicated — and more...

Coffee in Space | Skeleton Brew Coffee

Astronauts spent decades sipping instant coffee from a straw before Lavazza, Argotec, and NASA solved zero-gravity brewing with the ISSpresso machine and a specially engineered Space Cup — proving even...

Coffee in Space | Skeleton Brew Coffee

Astronauts spent decades sipping instant coffee from a straw before Lavazza, Argotec, and NASA solved zero-gravity brewing with the ISSpresso machine and a specially engineered Space Cup — proving even...

The Birth of the Stock Market | Skeleton Brew C...

The Coffeehouse and the Birth of the Stock Market Lloyd's of London started as a coffeehouse. So did the London Stock Exchange. How 17th-century coffee shops became the operating system...

The Birth of the Stock Market | Skeleton Brew C...

The Coffeehouse and the Birth of the Stock Market Lloyd's of London started as a coffeehouse. So did the London Stock Exchange. How 17th-century coffee shops became the operating system...

Bach's Coffee Cantata | Skeleton Brew Coffee

In 1734, a Leipzig coffeehouse owner bankrolled free concerts for two hours, twice a week, funded entirely by what people spent on coffee — and one of the pieces written...

Bach's Coffee Cantata | Skeleton Brew Coffee

In 1734, a Leipzig coffeehouse owner bankrolled free concerts for two hours, twice a week, funded entirely by what people spent on coffee — and one of the pieces written...

Kiva Han | Skeleton Brew Coffee

In 1475, the vibrant city of Constantinople saw the opening of the world's first coffee shop, Kiva Han. This pioneering establishment became a central hub for social interaction and intellectual...

Kiva Han | Skeleton Brew Coffee

In 1475, the vibrant city of Constantinople saw the opening of the world's first coffee shop, Kiva Han. This pioneering establishment became a central hub for social interaction and intellectual...