The 7 Seeds of Baba Budan

Once, the world's favorite drink was a closely guarded secret, grown only in

the mountains of Arabia. To stop others from growing it, merchants boiled every

single bean before export, killing the life inside. But Baba Budan,

a wise pilgrim, believed this magical gift belonged to the whole world. He took seven

raw seeds, the sacred number of his faith, and hid them in his magnificent

beard. He traveled home to India and planted those seeds in the lush

hills, where they began to flourish. From those seven smuggled seeds,

the global coffee culture we all enjoy today was born.