Precisely preparing espresso-based drinks is the golden characteristic to CONTI'S commercial systems
Coffee, which originated in Ethiopia more than a thousand years ago, and was cultivated in Arabia, near Aden, has had a very particular influence upon mankind. Like wine, called in Arabic "qahwah" (from which the scientific name "Caffea Arabica" presumably originated), coffee was introduced into religious services of the Mohammedans because of its psychological action in dissipating drowsiness. But it was only after the invention of the first mechanical devices during the 18th and 19th centuries, and particularly after the introduction of the first sophisticated machines in Italy,- machines which could prepare a hot, rich, aromatic beverage any time during the day, the "express" way,- that coffee was really made popular in the Old World. Such "ESPRESSO" machines, produced in series, appeared for the first time at the 1906 exhibition in Milan. This is a very important date. From then on, coffee gained its real popularity in the most famous coffee houses in the various capitals of the Western World. The wits, philosophers, composers, singers, and writers warmed their hearts, loosened their restraint, gossiped and freely expressed their feelings and ideas over a steaming cup of espresso. This new aromatic beverage exalted their inspiration and enhanced the beauty of their masterpieces. In a poem, Talleyrand, referring to espresso, said in Italian:
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Coffee Type:
Espresso
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Packaging:
Cup
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Coffee Bean:
Arabica
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