To a hot steaming cup of coffee! Yes, coffee is not an invention. However, the things that help make a cup of coffee are. In 1822, the first espresso machine was made in France. In 1933, Dr. Ernest Illy invented the first automatic espresso machine. However, the modern-day espresso machine was created by Italian Achilles Gaggia in 1946.
Cup of Tea
Don't drink coffee. How about a cup of tea. The most popular beverage in the world, tea was first drunk under the Chinese Emperor Shen-Nung around 2737 B.C. An unknown Chinese inventor invented the tea shredder, a small device that shredded tea leaves in preparation for drinking.
What's your favorite beverage?
Before we had espresso stands all over the populated areas, I suggested to a marketing scout in Aberdeen, Washington that such an enterprise might be profitable? I also suggested the name, Star Bucks.