History of modern cocoa beverage

In 1519 the Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes and his men were served a bitter chocolate beverage at the court of Montezuma II, the Aztec Emperor. This was the first discovery by European about the chocolate drinks. The drink was served hot, sweetened and without chili pepper.

However, the drinks only introduced to European community only after century later. For a long time, however, chocolate remained an expensive luxury drink that only the wealthy could afford.

It became a trend in London in the 1700s; English will added milk to the chocolate and served after dinner.

Cocoa beverage became popular in Europe in the seventeenth century.

In 1828, Dutch chemist found a way to make the powder as people know as cocoa.
He invented the method to extract the butterfat (cocoa butter) from the bean therefore making the drink smooth and tastier.

In 1875, Daniel Peter and Henri Nestlé found a way to produce milk chocolate.

In 1926, Hershey capitalized on the soda fountain and ice cream parlor boom by marketing cocoa syrup. By 1956 Hershey was helping tuck children in at night with instant hot cocoa, a happy amalgamation of cocoa powder, milk powder and sugar.
History of modern cocoa beverage