The aromas in coffee develop at the 10th minute of roasting.

Beethoven who was a coffee lover, was so particular about his coffee that he always counted 60 beans each cup when he prepared his brew.

The three biggest coffee drinkers in the world are the Americans, the French and the Germans. They consume some 65% of the total world's consumption of coffee.

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.

With the exception of Hawaii and Puerto Rico, no coffee is grown in the United States or its territories.

A coffee tree lives for 50 years.