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Everyone knows coffee comes from trees, right? But contrary to popular belief, the best coffee doesn't come from beans. In the heart of the South American rain forests hides a small, secluded glade. The air is thick with green and gold mist, and the gnarled and knotted trees tower far above average heights. These magical trees, rivaled in size only by the Redwoods, grow only in this rocky amber glade. They form a mammoth network of thick branches, clinging roots, and pale waxy leaves overhead. However, the greatest thing about these strange trees is their secret nectar. Unlike traditional coffea plants which are small, dainty, and give marble-like beans, these trees have a coffea broth in their roots like people have blood in their veins. Just as people harvest maple syrup from ancient maple trees, the native settlers around the amber grove travel once every 5 years with huge tankards and wrought-iron spouts to drain the trees of their coffee. It takes a team of at least four full grown men to hammer the spout into an adult tree! Instead of sap, the trees release gallons and gallons of scalding, black coffee broth. The older and bigger the tree is, the darker and stronger the coffee is. This liquid night is shipped all over the world, where it is used to water normal coffea plants as a fertilizer. It can be consumed by humans only in diluted forms, because it is too strong and rich too drink straight up. The coffee from these trees is known for its dark, bitter, earthy taste and woodsy smell. Be sure never to drink pure coffee from these trees! Beware, only the earth that created this nectar is powerful to reabsorb it.

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This is my entry into the "The Strange Coffee Drinkers" contest of
This was pretty fun. When I saw the theme of this contest I knew I had to participate. This story branches from an old folk tale my family used to tell about how tea is made (spoiler alert: everything is exactly the same only replace the word "coffee" with "tea) . In traditional asiatic cultures, it's very important to offer guests tea or coffee, in almost a ritualistic sense. I know in my house we have a custom of brewing coffee at very specific times of the day, and making it in very specific ways. Right now we're using African coffee beans at home, but usually I add cinnamon and ground clove in with the ground beans when I'm feeling nostalgic for Indian coffee. In general coffee grown in India and around that area is more dry, musky, and a little spicy. I usually don't drink it unless I'm actually visiting India, so I've gotten used to the African blend we've been using for quite a while. It's more dark and fruity and bitter.
Anyways. I take coffee way to seriously.
I immediately wanted to illustrate this story, but I procrastinated it quite a bit. Oh well, at least it's done. Enjoy.

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Description

Everyone knows coffee comes from trees, right? But contrary to popular belief, the best coffee doesn't come from beans. In the heart of the South American rain forests hides a small, secluded glade. The air is thick with green and gold mist, and the gnarled and knotted trees tower far above average heights. These magical trees, rivaled in size only by the Redwoods, grow only in this rocky amber glade. They form a mammoth network of thick branches, clinging roots, and pale waxy leaves overhead. However, the greatest thing about these strange trees is their secret nectar. Unlike traditional coffea plants which are small, dainty, and give marble-like beans, these trees have a coffea broth in their roots like people have blood in their veins. Just as people harvest maple syrup from ancient maple trees, the native settlers around the amber grove travel once every 5 years with huge tankards and wrought-iron spouts to drain the trees of their coffee. It takes a team of at least four full grown men to hammer the spout into an adult tree! Instead of sap, the trees release gallons and gallons of scalding, black coffee broth. The older and bigger the tree is, the darker and stronger the coffee is. This liquid night is shipped all over the world, where it is used to water normal coffea plants as a fertilizer. It can be consumed by humans only in diluted forms, because it is too strong and rich too drink straight up. The coffee from these trees is known for its dark, bitter, earthy taste and woodsy smell. Be sure never to drink pure coffee from these trees! Beware, only the earth that created this nectar is powerful to reabsorb it.

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This is my entry into the "The Strange Coffee Drinkers" contest of
This was pretty fun. When I saw the theme of this contest I knew I had to participate. This story branches from an old folk tale my family used to tell about how tea is made (spoiler alert: everything is exactly the same only replace the word "coffee" with "tea) . In traditional asiatic cultures, it's very important to offer guests tea or coffee, in almost a ritualistic sense. I know in my house we have a custom of brewing coffee at very specific times of the day, and making it in very specific ways. Right now we're using African coffee beans at home, but usually I add cinnamon and ground clove in with the ground beans when I'm feeling nostalgic for Indian coffee. In general coffee grown in India and around that area is more dry, musky, and a little spicy. I usually don't drink it unless I'm actually visiting India, so I've gotten used to the African blend we've been using for quite a while. It's more dark and fruity and bitter.
Anyways. I take coffee way to seriously.
I immediately wanted to illustrate this story, but I procrastinated it quite a bit. Oh well, at least it's done. Enjoy.

Follow me: [link]