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While tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world next to water (and right before beer), coffee is also hugely popular. And both drinks have been around for a long time… Origins According to legend, tea was first discovered by the Emperor of China in 2737 BC while he was boiling water under a tree. When leaves accidentally fell into the boiling water, he tasted it and was surprised by its goodness. Tea then became popular among scholars and priests in China and Japan, who drank tea to stay awake, study, and meditate. Coffee, meanwhile, didn’t seem to appear until much later — and is believed to have originated in the Ethiopian highlands, where legend says a goat herder named Kaldi noticed his goats became hyperactive after eating certain berries from a tree. Coffee then spread to monks at monasteries, where they drank the beverage to keep them alert while praying. From there, it began making its way across the Arabian Peninsula. Both coffee and tea remained Eastern beverages for a long time; coffee didn’t even arrive in Europe until the 17th century. At James Aimer we have been producing tea and coffee since 1884, sourcing and blending only the finest beans and leaves to provide our clients with exceptional blends and taste profiles. We are often asked which we prefer, tea or coffee? The honest answer is neither, we have been working in the industry for so long that coffee and tea are in our blood! For years scientists have been researching the various health benefits of tea and coffee, which we should be drinking, and which to limit our intake of. So we thought as our first James Aimer blog should put them both in the arena… COFFEE VS. TEA: The Health Benefits!
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