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employ 400 former soldiers, invalids of the Seven Years' War, as coffee sniffers to detect smuggled coffee being roasted or consumed. Citizens who were found to be in possession of illegal coffee had to pay large fines. Coffee sniffers wore military uniforms and conducted searches on people and houses. They were detested by the populace but well paid and received premiums for each smuggler they caught (a quarter of the fine was paid to the coffee sniffers). The ire caused by the coffee sniffers lasted well into the first quarter of the 19th century.
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which he deemed healthier than coffee and which would support the local breweries while coffee led to money leaving the country. Frederick initially sought to ban coffee altogether in favour of chicory, a substitute that was produced domestically, but after realizing the futility of such a ban, the
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While some commoners turned to cheaper coffee substitutes made from wheat, corn, chicory or dried figs, many turned to smuggling of coffee beans, which were near undetectable before roasting. This led to workers even abandoning their old jobs in order to profit from smuggling. Frederick decided to
81:. This led to coffee becoming a common commodity with all swaths of the population, since offering coffee was seen as something special; by the mid-18th century, most Prussians regularly drank coffee. 124:. Since the population continued drinking coffee, Frederick tightened the laws in 1774 and officials were dispatched to search people and houses to detect coffee being roasted or served. 46:
during a period when Prussia imposed a high luxury tax on coffee. Prussia did this to keep money in the country, and to encourage domestically-produced alternatives such as beer and
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government instead in 1781 decided to monopolize coffee roasting. Frederick decreed that only state-owned roasting plants were allowed to roast coffee. Exceptions were made for
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on coffee to 150% of the sale price; a spinstress now had to work a full day to afford a cup of coffee. Frederick justified the taxes by saying that people could instead drink
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After the death of Frederick, the state's monopoly on coffee was abolished in 1787, leading to the dissolution of the coffee sniffers.
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Although coffee sniffers are mostly associated with Prussia, contemporary sources also mention that in 1766,
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also employed coffee sniffers to enforce a ban of coffee instituted in 1766 and tightened in 1774 by
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Weinberg, Bennett Alan; Bealer, Bonnie K. (2004-11-23).
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Vieser, Michaela; Schautz, Irmela (30 August 2009).
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Two standing men in uniform are seen inspecting a group of three women sitting around a table with one men inspecting the coffee pot. One of the women is hiding a pot under the table. A maid is standing nearby looking at the scene.
Frederick the Great
chicory
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Frederick William I of Prussia
sparkling wine
luxury goods
Seven Years' War
luxury tax
beer
nobility
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
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"Der Kaffeeriecher"
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