Many legends tell us about the origin of this reinvigorating drink.

The most popular legend relates the story that in Ethiopia a shepherd called Kaldi led his goats to pasture and noted that after having eaten the berries of a wild plant they seemed very excited. The shepherd could not find any explanation, so he told an abbot about this fact. The abbot understood the properties of that plant, and prepared a bitter and warm drink with the beans which reinvigorated the body and made people feel wide awake and energetic.
The abbot shared his discovery with the other monks of the monastery, so the stimulating effect of these beans started to spread.