Sufi mystics’ reverence for coffee led to Yemen’s world monopoly on bean production—for 300 years
Courtesy: The Vintage News Mar 23, 2018 E.L. Hamilton You might think a certain global megabrand has a chokehold on all things coffee, but way back in the 15th century, a tiny southern Arabian country launched our love for the caffeinated concoction. Yemen had a world monopoly on coffee production for nearly 300 years. How did … Read more
