Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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It is hard to imagine a world without coffee. But not that long ago, most of the world had never heard of coffee at all. In this video, we trace the origins of the plant in the Ethiopian mountains, and follow the seismic explosion that would take place after it arrived abroad. In just a few short centuries, coffee changed the course of history. Rewrote our social structure, gave us countless important institutions and led to the rise and fall of Kingdoms. This is OTR's History of Coffee.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - Zimmermann's Cafe
5:32 - The Beginning
9:22 - Ethiopian Coffee
13:54 - Whirling Dervish
16:41 - Across the Red Sea
19:38 - Istanbul
22:45 - Turkish Coffee
26:20 - Coffee Reaches Europe
30:08 - London
32:34 - Pushback
36:06 - Coffee and Pastry
39:42 - Java
44:24 - The Smuggler and the Charmer
47:18 - Kopitiam
53:40 - Innovation
58:56 - Coffee Break
1:05:32 - Starbucks and the Modern Era
1:11:22 - Credits and Post-Credits
Video Credits:
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Please "Like" if you enjoy the video, subscribe to the channel, and turn on notifications! And please consider supporting OTR on Patreon. Thanks so much to anyone who does; your support truly keeps us going. patreon.com/OTRontheroad
Website: OTRontheroad.com
Instagram: instagram.com/otr.offtherails/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D
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It is hard to imagine a world without coffee. But not that long ago, most of the world had never heard of coffee at all. In this video, we trace the origins of the plant in the Ethiopian mountains, and follow the seismic explosion that would take place after it arrived abroad. In just a few short centuries, coffee changed the course of history. Rewrote our social structure, gave us countless important institutions and led to the rise and fall of Kingdoms. This is OTR's History of Coffee.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:15 - Zimmermann's Cafe
5:32 - The Beginning
9:22 - Ethiopian Coffee
13:54 - Whirling Dervish
16:41 - Across the Red Sea
19:38 - Istanbul
22:45 - Turkish Coffee
26:20 - Coffee Reaches Europe
30:08 - London
32:34 - Pushback
36:06 - Coffee and Pastry
39:42 - Java
44:24 - The Smuggler and the Charmer
47:18 - Kopitiam
53:40 - Innovation
58:56 - Coffee Break
1:05:32 - Starbucks and the Modern Era
1:11:22 - Credits and Post-Credits
Video Credits:
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youtu.be/J3xRiwBkDGM?si=HVrYRvpxYtZUn9zw
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