Why is “joe” a nickname for coffee, as in “a cup of joe?” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
A. Joe was a famous Sicilian barista from Palermo, Italy
B. Joe refers to a former secretary of the U.S. Navy who wanted soldiers to drink coffee instead of wine and liquor
C. Originally Johannesburg slang, the word joe was adopted by South African coffee importers
D. Joe was the nickname given to coffee by British servicemen stationed in India during World War I
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Amount (in thousands of US$) paid at auction for a single bottle of 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, the red wine that came in first in the 1976 Judgment of Paris tasting fifty years ago. The bottle, sold by Christie’s auction house, was The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
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