Lots of coffee people assume that coffee quality was mediocre to bad in & #39;the old days& #39;. However, the more I read about how people like Ukers and Bickford thought about coffee, and how old-timers remember it, the surer I am that coffee was often pretty great 100 years ago. 1/
I think it& #39;s a mistake to think of the & #39;waves& #39; as First wave: bad coffee, Second wave: popular coffee, Third wave, best coffee as many people do. Each of these & #39;waves& #39; had their passionate, intelligent, perfectionist advocates, and each sometimes fell victim to apathy. 3/
And if you don& #39;t know who Bickford or Ukers are, I have good news for you: there is a world of coffee history out there and it& #39;s amazing. /end
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