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10,000 BCE
Beer
Beer was not invented but discovered around 10,000 BCE. This discovery of involved wheat grain along with barley. -
9000 BCE
Wine
Wines probable origin dates back to the biblical story of Noah. From here knowledge of wine making spread across west to Greece and Anatolia. -
6000 BCE
Wine
Around 6000 BCE the invention of pottery helped with the making of wine, the storing of wine and the serving of wine. -
3400 BCE
Beer
The recorded history of beer along with many other events began in Sumer -
2737 BCE
Tea
The first cup of tea was brewed by the emperor Shen Nung according to ancient Chinese history around 2737-2697 -
2500 BCE
Beer
Around 2500 BCE the standard ration for a laborer was three to four loaves of bread and two jugs containing 4 liters of beer. -
2350 BCE
Beer
Beer was also a crucial drink for the ancient Egyptians, dates back all the way to 2350 BCE through "Pyramid texts." -
1335 BCE
Beer
Their were special sieves for making beer and some of them were found in King Tutankhamen's tomb around 1335 BCE -
960 BCE
Tea
Tea's popularity continued in the Sung dynasty. But after the invasion of the Mongols the popularity of tea went down. -
870 BCE
Wine
One of the greatest feasts in history was hosted by King Ashurnasirpal II of Assyria around 870 BCE. His choice of drink was wine. -
825 BCE
Wine
Around 825 BCE an Obelisk shows Ashurnasirpals son Shalmaneser III standing under a parasol with wine in his right hand. -
430 BCE
Wine
A greek historian named Herodotus, who visited the region around 430 BCE said that the boats that carried supplies down the Babylon river "their chief freight is wine." -
1386
Spirits
In 1386 "Charles the bad" was hit with a fever and paralysis. Doctors administered him with a "miracle cure." This cure was the distillation of wine. -
1470
Coffee
Around 1470 coffee was adopted by the Sufis to ward off sleep during nocturnal religious ceremonies. -
1510
Coffee
Coffee reached Mecca and Cairo by 1510. Instead of being a drink of religion it became a "social drink." -
Tea
From the Netherlands, tea reached France around 1630 and England around 1650. -
Spirits
A traveler who visited Barbados in 1651 observed that the islanders chief drink was terrible. It was distilled and was a very poorly crafted drink. -
Spirits
Rum built up it's popularity around 1655. Becoming the sailors choice of drink over the traditional beer. -
Coffee
In 1660 Coffee caused sobriety among the Nations. Instead of drinking alcohol in the morning it would be Coffee. It was proven that Coffee stimulates your brain to wake up while alcohol affects your body function. -
Tea
Tea got its start when it became fashionable in England. Tea became more well known after the marriage of Charles II and Catherine of Braganza in 1662. -
Coffee
In London 1674 a poem denounced wine as the "sweet poison of the treacherous grape" that "drowns our very reason and our souls." Beer was condemned as "foggy ale" that messed with your brain. But Coffee was thought as "that grave and wholesome liquor that, heals the stomach, makes the genius quicker, relives the memory, revives the sad and cheer the spirits, without making them mad. -
Spirits
By 1721 an English trader announced that Rum had become the "chief barter." Not a surprise to most due to the pirates and there rum. -
Coffee
Coffee exports to France began in 1730. Production exceeded the domestic demand. They were thriving so they shipped some from Marseilles to Levant. -
Coca-Cola
The direct ancestor of Coca-Cola was produced in a brewery in Leeds. This ancestor was created around 1767 by Joseph Priestly. -
Spirits
Around 1795 there were diseases going around one of them called Scurvy. It can happen when you drink a lot. In 1795 they figured out a way to reduce the incidence of Scurvy. By administering lemon or lime juice. -
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola was originally used for widespread use in hospitals for medical treatment. It wasn't until 1800 that they started to use Coca-Cola outside the hospital. -
Coca-Cola
In America 1830, they started making syrups to go with the soda water. These syrups were hand made from strawberries, raspberries, pineapples or sarsaparilla. Dispensers for syrups were added to soda fountains. -
Tea
The Opium war of 1839-49 was a war lost by the Chinese and won by the English. The English just over powered the Chinese due to weapons advances. The English didn't agree with trades that were happening with Opium and other goods so they attacked and won. -
Coca-Cola
In May 1886 John Pemberton invented a drink. It's known that he was trying to find a cure for headaches. He mixed a bunch of ingredients to find a "caramel colored liquid" known now as Coca-Cola. -
Coca-Cola
Pemberton was happy with his invention and formula. All he needed was a name. A man of the name Frank Robinson made a simple suggestion that came from it's to most important ingredients. Thats how it gets the name "Coca-Cola."