In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
MALMSEYS
Noun
malmseys
plural of malmsey
Source: Wiktionary
MALMSEY
Malm"sey, n. Etym: [OE. malvesie, F. malvoisie, It. malvasia, malavagia, fr. Malvasia, or Napoli di Malvasia, in the Morea.]
Definition: A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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