Coffee is an evergreen tree. So buy a coffee tree and put some lights on it.

Coffee plants could not exist without lightning.

Robusta coffees have about 150 mg of caffeine per cup while arabica coffees have about 90 mg of caffeine per cup.

Coffee plants reproduce using a process called autogamy, or self-pollination.

Coffee only grows between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.

Coffee is one of the most complex of commonly consumed foods containing from 700 to 850 flavor constituents.

One coffee tree yields slightly less than 1 pound of coffee per year.

It takes about 2,000 coffee cherries to produce one pound of coffee beans.

In Turkey during the 16th century, a wife could divorce her husband for not keeping an adequate amount of coffee.

Johann Sabastian Bach wrote a piece of music in praise of coffee called Coffee Cantata

It is said that the composer, Beethoven, used precisely 60 coffee beans to brew each cup of his coffee.

Voltaire was known to drink over 40 cups of coffee a day. (and you thought you were addicted)

In 1683, the first coffeehouse opened in Vienna.

In 1773, the American colonies revolted against high taxes placed on tea drinking by King George. "The Boston Tea Party" changed drinking habits and coffee became a favorite brew.

The Bunn Company invented the paper filter in 1947.

Coffee is the worlds second most traded commodity after oil.

Abraham Lincoln seldom had anything more than a cup of coffee for breakfast.

The word coffee was originally Arabic and means "excitement."

Dorothy Jones of Boston was the first American coffee trader. It was in 1670 that she was granted a license to sell coffee.

Coffee retains its freshness for only a short period of time after it is roasted. Order only as much coffee as you can drink in 2 to 3 weeks. Beyond 3 weeks, coffee looses much of its flavor and develops a flat taste.

Purchase a burr grinder and order your coffee whole bean. The shorter the time between when you grind your coffee and when you brew it, the more flavor you will taste in your cup. Once coffee is ground, much of its flavor is lost after just one hour.

Select a grind which best fits your situation: Fine, Medium, Course.

Use only fresh cool filtered/purified water to brew your favorite Daybreak Coffee.

Soft water causes grounds to expand more than hard water, so take care to use an appropriate amount of water to avoid overflow and grounds in your freshly brewed coffee.

We use the term "coffee beans" even though they come from berries. It's because each coffee berry has two beans.

Store your coffee in air-tight, opaque containers at room temperature. Moisture, air and sunlight diminish qualities in the bean such as flavor, intensity, and aroma.

Contrary to popular belief coffee should not be stored in the fridge or freezer.

Because coffee is porous it absorbs smells and odors around it. Protect your coffee in an airtight container.

While roasted coffee beans start to lose small amounts of flavor within two weeks, ground coffee begins to lose its flavor in minutes.