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Era (Origin Period)

Era origin period places a drink in the historical span when it first appeared. Wikipedia notes that "the earliest reports of coffee drinking pertain to the plant's use among the Sufis of Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century." Browsing by era origin period shows which drinks share roughly the same age.

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Era of EmergenceSourced to the subject's own account
1150 CE 1
Era (Origin Period)
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1. Distilled Beverage (Wikipedia)
WikipediaDistilled beverage, History section, China
Quote, Distilled beverage, History section, China
In China, archaeological evidence indicates that the true distillation of alcohol began during the 12th century Jin or Southern Song dynasties.
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