Three Drinks And Their Effects On Western Culture

Rum, Coffee, and Tea are three drinks that had a large effect on the culture of Western Civilizations. Rum was a large part of the life of a slave, it was their reward for many tasks. The establishment of coffeehouses brought about the age of reason. Tea culture traveled throughout the continents, starting many traditions still performed and done today. Their influence helped move the course of history along, and began some great movements in economics and politics.
Rum is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting molasses, a byproduct of sugar. Rum was originally a drink for slaves. They were asked to depend on a regular supply of Rum, and it was used as a reward. If a slave did an unfavorable task, he would receive more rum. Some records state
What we do know is that after one of these discoveries took place, the establishment of coffeehouses emerged. Coffeehouses were a place only men could go to discuss politics, science, current events, and to keep up with certain prices. They would have intellectual discussions in an environment where arguing was highly frowned upon, anyone who started an argument would have to buy coffee for anyone present for the fight. Coffeehouses began specifying themselves to one topic, such as a “Science Coffeehouse,” or “Political Coffeehouse.” These titles allowed men to decide which topic they wanted to discuss any given day and just go to a place where they knew everyone else would want to talk about it as well. Coffee evolved greatly from its humble
An ancient myth states that he was boiling water so it would be safe to drink, and was stirring it with a branch from a small tree. It tells that some leaves from the branches blew into the water, so he decided to try it and found it to be really refreshing. This began the culture of tea in China. During the time that tea started thriving in China, it was the biggest empire in the world. Chinese influence spread throughout the world during this period, and so followed the drinking of tea. Tea also helped China's economics, as the trade of tea grew. Tea was considered holy by almost all rulers of the Chinese empire, except for the Mongols,who believed in their own tradition of drinking koumiss. Koumiss was made by churning and fermenting the milk of a horse in a bag made of leather. After the Mongols were overthrown, tea customs returned to China. China introduced the idea of a tea ceremony, where preparation of the tea became a bigger deal, and drinking the tea was a more holy ceremony. However, it was Japan, not China, that made a very elaborate tea ceremony. It was possible that the ceremony could take over an hour because the process of making the tea, arranging the tea, and presenting the tea properly was so elaborate. It must take place in a teahouse with a well laid out garden. If anything about the tea ceremony was found unsatisfactory by the guests, they were allowed to leave. The Japanese tea ceremony