Coffee Appreciation

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Back in the mid-17th Century a major social phenomenon began to brew in the back streets of London: the coffee house.

Prior to the introduction of coffee, the urban British public survived on a liquid diet of booze and milk as the water was too polluted. The transition from consuming alcohol (a depressant) to caffeine (a stimulant) in the academic world facilitated the rise of an establishment that is broadly credited as the birthplace of the British Enlightenment.

The London coffee house was an electric hot-bed of clandestine, no-holds-barred, radical thinking that permeated the cultural, scientific and political landscapes.

Nowadays, coffee houses are a very different animal – gimmicky, commercial outlets adorned with hands-free professionals, plugged-in hipstermaniacs and the plastic brigade. It is exceedingly rare to encounter anything like the coffee house culture in this day and age.

Hence, CultureLabel presents the birth of The Coffee House Experiment in partnership with The Keepers House @ Royal Academy of Art.

Inspired by the etiquette, mechanics and aims of the original coffee houses, The Coffee House Experiment is a regular, immersive gathering of movers and shakers to discuss radical news and ideas in business & finance // philosophy & literature // science & tech // philanthropy & politicshosted by the finest specialists London has to offer.

The evening will be hosted by Dr Matthew Green (PhD History of Mass Media, Oxford University) who is a world renowned coffee shop fanatic and founder of the hugely successful, immersive historical tours company, Unreal City Audio.

Leave your title, stripes and ill-manner at the door. But please don’t forget your hat & jacket (preferably velvet or corduroy).
All genders are warmly invited to attend.

Be prepared for spontaneous outbursts of radical creative expression!

Entry includes a mug of sweet Turkish coffee or a baroque hot chocolate.