#john pemberton

[turtleislandhistory]

May 8, 1886

The first Coca-Cola is sold as medicine by pharmacist and former Confederate soldier, John Pemberton.

[marshmalloboy]

for context, john pemberton is the inventor of coca-cola

[sixminutestoriesblog]

widdershins wednesday

The inventor of Coca-Cola, John Stith Pemberton, created the original recipe because he was addicted to morphine thanks to the chronic pain he was in due to a wound he'd received fighting on the Confederate side during the Civil War.

Because a drink made with cocaine is absolutely A way to combat morphine addiction.

[rabbitcruiser]

John Pemberton brewed the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta on March 29, 1886.

[darling-leech]

Does this mean Nuka-Cola tastes like a combination of Coca-Cola and Pepsi(or Fallout's equivalent of them anyway) together? Or just Fallout's equivalent of Coca-Cola?

[indizombie]

Coca-Cola was first created in 1886 by Atlanta pharmacist John Pemberton, who modeled his beverage after a then-popular French refreshment, coca wine, made by mixing coca-leaf extract with Bordeaux wine. According to a 2013 article by Elizabeth Palermo, associate editor of Live Science, "Until 1903, the world-famous soft drink contained a significant dose of cocaine. While the Coca-Cola Company officially denies the presence of cocaine in any of its products — past or present — historical evidence suggests that the original Coca-Cola did, in fact, contain cocaine. "To avoid liquor regulations, Pemberton chose to mix his coca-leaf extract with sugar syrup instead of wine. He also added kola-nut extract, lending Coca-Cola the second half of its name, as well as an extra jolt of caffeine."

Earl Bousquet, 'How Coca-Cola Chills Children's Christmas Cheer', teleSUR

[rabbitcruiser]

John Pemberton brewed the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta on March 29, 1886.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Coffee Day 

Whether getting one to go or lingering over a second cup, on September 29 be sure to observe National Coffee Day!

Ah, the perfect cup of java.  According to an expert cupper (a professional coffee taster), there are four components of a perfect cup: aroma, body, acidity, and flavor.

From the moment the average coffee lover opens a fresh bag of coffee beans, the aroma beckons, percolating the senses. Even those who don’t drink coffee tend to enjoy the fragrance a roasted bean casts.

When determining the body of a coffee, the bean, the roast, and the brew are all factors. The bean affects the texture of the coffee, whether its silky, creamy, thick or thin on the tongue and throat. However, the darker the roast and how it is brewed will alter the feel of a coffee’s body, too. Grandpa’s motor oil blend versus the coffee shop around the corner’s silky smooth, well-practiced grind have entirely different bodies.

The region a coffee is grown determines its acidity. The higher the elevation the coffee grows, the higher the quality and the acidity. These coffees are considered brighter, dryer, even sparkling by cuppers.

When it comes down to it, coffee lovers cherish the flavor as well as the caffeinated boost this roasted bean gives morning or night, black or with cream and sugar. Hot or cold it provides enjoyment even when decaffeinated!

There are many legendary accounts of how coffee first came to be, but the earliest credible evidence of either coffee drinking or the knowledge of the coffee tree appears in the middle of the 15th century in the Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen.  It was here coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed, much like they are prepared today. Yemeni traders brought coffee back to their homeland from Ethiopia and began to cultivate the seed.

In 1670, coffee seeds were smuggled out of the Middle East by Baba Budan, as he strapped seven coffee seeds onto his chest.  The first plants grown from these smuggled seeds were planted in Mysore.  It was then that coffee spread to Italy, to the rest of Europe, to Indonesia and the Americas.

Brazil produces more coffee in the world than any other country followed by Colombia.  More than 50 countries around the world grow coffee, providing a delicious variety for the indulgence of steamy cups of the black drink for connoisseurs to consume.

Source