Cuppa Joe or Cup of Joe is referred to the strongest drink of coffee and its origin takes us back to the year 1914, when Admiral Josephus ‘Joe’ Daniels, secretary of the US navy, eliminated drinking wine altogether in the officer’s mess. Instead, he introduced drinking coffee, a strong form of it to live up to the pleasure content of wine. The coffee came to be known as Cuppa Joe. Defense workers used to be provided with ample amount of coffee to keep them warm and energized. The strongest coffee thereby, came to be known as the Cuppa Joe.

Cuppa Joe was more of a concept than the name for a beverage. Since booze was difficult to avail on board, Defense workers, fell back upon the consumption of coffee – the stronger, the more gratifying. Pertaining to its introduction by the Admiral, Josephus Daniels, nicknamed Joe, the cup of coffee, came to be patronized as Cuppa Joe. The phrase has been interpreted in various manners, but the most likely is the one aforesaid.

A cup of joy on the other hand, has been referred to a cup of coffee that instantly gives you energy and lifts up your mood. Coffee has always been famous for having done that to all. It gives you the much needed energy and spunk right when you need it. Whether it is a dull day to begin with or a rainy evening that makes you feel lazy and dull. A hot steamy cup of coffee and you are upright and back in form. Coffee is a favorite beverage of people from each and every part of the globe. Make it the way you like it best and sip it to reenergize your senses and your palate. Coffee has been variously modified and tailored to suit ones preference, taste and likes, it has been adapted in accordance with cultural influences and traditions prevailing in a particular nation or region, but it has never failed to fascinate the world, in its various forms and avatars, but common underlying potential.

Turkish coffee is a favorite among many coffee lovers all around the entire globe. The interesting part lies in the fact that the history of coffee and its origin takes us all the way to Istanbul. Coffee and Istanbul is a combination that has given birth to many a legend and history. There are anecdotes, interesting facts and myths too, associated with coffee and Istanbul. Let’s begin with exploring the origin if coffee as a part of human life.

The coffee plant is recorded to have been discovered first in Ethiopia in the 11^th century. The coffee leaves were said to have magical medicinal properties and thus, were boiled in water and the resulting concoction was supposed to treat many ailments.

The Ottoman Governor of Yemen, Ozdemir Pasha, was the person, who introduced coffee to Istanbul. During this time, Istanbul was ruled by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Coffee used to be roasted in fire, grounded and boiled in water to make a strong cup of aromatic drink. The Ottoman palace even has a royal position for the Chief Coffee maker. Coffee was initially a pleasure confined to the privileged or the Royalty, but soon, it reached to entire Istanbul. General people started to purchase green coffee beans, roast them over the fire at home, ground them and boil them it in water to get an energizing and aromatic coffee treat. 

Turkish coffee has a history, that takes us centuries back, but the flavor, the aroma and the zest still amazes all. Turkish coffee is prepared by roasting the coffee beans, grounding them into a fine powder and then boiling it in water in a boiling pot, called cezve. The coffee is then served in a cup, where the sediment or the dregs do settle down. The pot is to be chosen with diligence and care in order to make the coffee smell typically of Istanbul. If you want to treat yourself to a great cup of Turkish coffee, make sure you are choosing your cup well and have the coffee at a steaming hot temperature. In Istanbul, the hot coffee is often served with a glass of gold water so that you can refresh your mouth to taste the coffee better.  So, while enjoying Turkish coffee, do it, the way the Turkish do.