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It all started with one tree: the birth of the Caribbean coffee industry
Were it not for one naval officer by the name of Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu, coffee might have never made it to Canada. Captain de Clieu, stationed in the Caribbean Island of Martinique, was inspired to try growing coffee on...
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The Brûlot, a historical orange flavored coffee recipe from New Orleans
When you think of caffeinated beverages from New Orleans, their characteristic chicory and coffee mixes may come to mind, perhaps served up with a hot beignet as they do at the Cafe du Monde (founded in 1862). However, coffee has...
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Coffee drinking in New France
Coffee drinking in Canada is likely to have first started in New France (modern-day Quebec), thanks to a strong tradition of frequent coffee drinking amongst the French. At that time, coffee would have been reserved for the elite, as it...
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The earliest coffee houses in the USA build revolutionary fervor
The cafe in North America traces its origins to early coffee houses: establishments that were somewhat similar to taverns, and often served coffee alongside liquors, beers and wines. These houses were equally popular in the daytime and evening, as they...
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Coffee’s first appearance in North America
Coffee arrived in North America alongside some of the first Europeans. Captain John Smith, the selfsame Captain Smith of the Pocahontas story, and the founder of the colony of Virginia was a coffee addict. The arrival of the English settlers...
