There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
SHERRY
sherry
(noun) dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sherry (usually uncountable, plural sherries)
(uncountable) A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere.
A variety of sherry.
A glass of sherry.
Coordinate terms
• Madeira
• Marsala
Proper noun
Sherry (plural Sherrys)
A female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Sher"ry, n. Etym: [So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh in English.]
Definition: A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down. Sherry cobbler, a beverage prepared with sherry wine, water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually imbided through a straw or a glass tube.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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