FAMOUS PEOPLE

Famous coffee connections
• The French philosopher Voltaire reportedly drank fifty cups of coffee a day

• Bach wrote his Kaffee Kantate as a tribute to his favourite drink

• Sir Francis Bacon once said of coffee “The drink that comforteth the brain and heart and help digestion”

• Verdi was quoted as saying “Coffee is balm to the heart and spirit”

• Sir James Mackintosh, the philosopher, once said “the powers of a man’s mind are directly proportionate to the quantity of coffee he drinks”