"HIGH LIFE JAVA" TOTE BAG

Wonderful coffee ad from the turn of the century, and great gift for any serious coffee drinker! Did you know the original java's and mochas-in fact, all important coffee at one time-were arabicas? But Mocha has practically gone out of business, and Java was forced long ago by mass destruction of its arabica plantings from leaf rust to substitute more disease-resistant robustas. Nowadays, some high-grade arabicas are called java and mocha even though they may be grown elsewhere. Mocha Java is regarded as the first coffee blend. . The name Mocha is grown in the mountains of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. Java is from the island of Java in Indonesia has evolved from this and has come to represent coffee in general. Since coffee has been around for centuries, slang for the delicious brew began to pop up. Slang words include a cup of Joe, mud, java, and kahwa, which is a French slang word for coffee. (So, anyone for a stop off at Starbucks drive though ?)