Mazagran is a type of

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usually used for coffee, which is named after the town of Mazagran in

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. It is unusual in

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styles in having a short stem, and typically no handle or saucer. It has been most popular in France.

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drinks in a variety of recipes, some alcoholic, are also called mazagran; they may or may not be served in Mazagran cups. The Battle of Mazagran took place there in 1840 between French soldiers and Algerians and a legend claims that during the night, the 123 besieged French soldiers drank coffee laced with

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s. It is a glass or cup on a foot, optionally also with a handle or a short stem. Mazagrans can be made of terracotta, porcelain or glass. Mazagran was also the name of a failed carbonated coffee soda beverage developed as a collaboration between

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and

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in the mid-1990s.Article
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