J. Martinez Highlights Famous Cafes of the World

    ATLANTA, GA, March 27, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Long-time gourmet coffee expert and purveyor John Martinez has more than a passing familiarity with the history of several famous coffee houses all over the world. His passion for coffee encompasses not only sourcing coffees from the top coffee estates in the world; it also includes delving into the role that coffee has played in forming the thoughts and ideas that changed the lives of men and women and the course of history.

Blue Bottle Cafe, the first coffeehouse in the famed city of Vienna, was started by a spy with the spoils of war after the largest cavalry charge in history (20,000 men) scattered the much-feared but terribly outnumbered Ottoman forces. The Grand Cafe Odeon in Zurich, on the other hand, hosted several intellectuals and artists including Albert Einstein, James Joyce, Toscanini and Puccini. The first real cafe in Paris, Le Procope, opened in 1686 and is considered to be the oldest continually operating cafe in the world today. And not one ,but two revolutions were hatched in Cafe Riche in Cairo, proving that although it is a soothing drink, one should never underestimate the stimulating effects of coffee.

"Coffee is a drink that awakens the senses and stimulates the imagination," says John Martinez, owner of J. Martinez & Company. "It's little wonder that some of history's greatest thoughts and most creative expressions began in both out-of-the-way cafes as well as in those located in the grand avenues of the world."

Savor delicious estate coffees from Jamaica, Hawaii, Indonesia, Costa Rica and other countries known for the premium quality of their coffees. J. Martinez & Company continually negotiates with reputable coffee plantation owners on behalf of its customers to procure high-grade beans at the most advantageous prices.

To learn more, please visit http://www.martinezfinecoffees.com.

About J. Martinez & Company:

Established in 1988, J. Martinez & Company is an Atlanta-based purveyor of fine coffees and other gourmet items. J. Martinez & Company originated the concept of single estate coffees more than twenty years ago and still carries only the finest premium coffee beans from estates around the world, including Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee and Kona coffee from Hawaii.

For more information, please visit http://www.martinezfinecoffees.com.

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