Early American Coffee Trio

Oliver Pluff & Co. hand-packages this coffee in Charleston, South Carolina, and is roasted prior to shipment. Please allow 2-3 days for roasting before shipment.

Early American Trio  Colonial Blend Coffee competed strongly with wines, liquors, and imported teas. Consequently, coffee was widely consumed among colonists when their agitation against King George arose due to the fateful tea tax, which is undoubtedly responsible for America becoming a nation of coffee drinkers instead of tea drinkers. Coffee was supplied to the American colonies by trade from the East Indies (Sumatra) and the West Indies (islands of Haiti and Jamaica).  

Green Dragon Coffee, East Indies Blend. The Green Dragon Tavern was the most celebrated coffee house in Boston. It stood in the heart of the town from 1697 to 1832, providing newspapers and privacy for business dealings to its men-only clientele. Here, they could freely discuss the day's news over coffee and tea. Several secret groups used the basement tavern and became known by historians as the "Headquarters of the Revolution." The Sons of Liberty, the Boston Committee of Correspondence, and the Boston Caucus met there. The Boston Tea Party was planned there, and Paul Revere was sent from there to Lexington on his famous ride. In January 1788, a meeting of the mechanics and artisans of Boston passed a series of resolutions urging the importance of adopting the Federal Constitution pending at the time before a convention of delegates from around Massachusetts. The building was demolished in 1854.

Chicory Coffee Blend. In France, chicory root was roasted, ground, and mixed with coffee during the coffee shortage resulting from Napoleon's continental blockade in 1808. Chicory became a French coffee tradition carried to the New World among the French. During the American Civil War, coffee shipments stopped during the Union naval blockade of the port of New Orleans. Chicory was again used as an inexpensive means to stretch out the supply of coffee.