Legend has it that Kaldi the herder first discovered the power of coffee when reportedly, his goats became so energized after munching on the coffee cherries.

Kaldi brought this exciting news back to the abbot of the local monastery, The abbot, made a drink with the cherries and found that it kept him awake through the long evening prayer.

The abbot shared this magical elixir with the other monks and this drink became an instant hit.

The fame of these cherries soon reached Yemen and the Arabian peninsula; this marks the beginning of coffee trade across the globe.