The first mention of coffee in America was by Captain John Smith who had seen coffee cultivation in Turkey and introduced the idea to Jamestown colonists. By the mid-1600s coffee was brought to New York (then known as New Amsterdam) by the British. Coffee houses rapidly began to appear but tea continued to be the favored drink in the New World. That was until 1773 when the colonists revolted against a heavy tax on tea imposed by King George III. We know this today as the Boston Tea Party.
This was the beginning to a shift in American drinking preferences from tea to coffee. George Washington grew coffee beans at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson noted the connection between coffee houses and bold thinking. By the end of the 18th century, coffee had become one of the world’s profitable exports. After crude oil, coffee is the most sought commodity in the world.
Wallethub a personal finance website, has issued a report on best coffee cities in America along with the best places to enjoy a...