Coffee appears in occident during the second half of the 17th century. The story goes, that after the defeat of the Turks in Vienna, the invaders had left behind sacks with mysterious small dark beans in their encampments. The Polish diplomat Franz Kolschitzky, who had long lived in Turkey, got himself delivered those bags and opened a store to serve the black and bitter drink, which was not much appreciated among the Viennese. So Kolschitzky decided to add some honey and milk, and might have created the first milk coffee. That’s how the first “Viennese Caffe” was born, called: Zur blauen Flasche – the blue bottle. The use of coffee arrived in Napoli thanks to Maria Carolina from Habsburg, daughter of Maria Theresia, who had been married in 1768 to Ferdinand IV of Bourbon. The young queen wanted to introduce Viennese habits and customs at the court, exalting thus the use of coffee. The Neapolitan coffee is today recognized as Excellency all over the world. Caffè Salimbene, an ancient Neapolitan company since 1933, has prepared the precious coffee that we selected for our chocolate bar. Salimbene examines dozens of samples of coffee batches from all over the world, and only the best are chosen from these wardens of the best Neapolitan tradition.