orn in 1842 on Fury’s Mill Farm, not far from Augusta, Georgia, Abbi was the oldest of 17 children.  Her parents were poor but decent folk who found themselves ill before their time. This left Abbi to run the family farm and raise her 16 brothers and sisters. As you would expect, luxuries were few and far between.   With a farm that barely provided the family with their basic needs, Abbi hardly had a penny to spare. But each week she allowed herself one indulgence – a ten-pound sack of green coffee beans she would purchase at the local train warehouse. On Sunday afternoons Abbi would return with the beans and spend the rest of the day roasting them over a hot hickory fire. As the aroma drifted through the woods, neighbors would pop in and Abbi, ever the proper southern hostess, would serve the fresh coffee with warm pastries.   After much prodding, Abbi was convinced to open her own shop so that everyone could enjoy her coffee. Through the years, Abbi served her special blends to all kinds of customers. Southern belles to scorned women and famous golfers to confederate soldiers. It was widely rumored that Abbi’s coffee possessed regenerative and therapeutic effects, though many would argue that it was Abbi herself who possessed those traits.   Abbi had many qualities that are often remembered when the fresh aroma of her coffee floats through the air. During the flood of 1872 many said the entire Savannah River flowed with Abbi’s coffee. This was thanks to Abbi herself sending coffee bags to dike the city of Augusta away from the riverbed.   During Abbi’s lifetime it was suggested more than once that her coffee be used as the standard of exchange, because it could never be counterfeited and it still can’t be copied today. It’s only available in Augusta, Georgia, where the legend of Abbi lives on in the coffee beans. Small batches, slow roasted with southern charm – just the way Abbi intended.