S/H/27. How did contemporaries react to the growth in consumption of luxury products such as coffee, tea, sugar and tobacco?

The eighteenth century saw a growth in consumption of luxury products. This paper focuses on the growth of colonial products such as coffee, tea, sugar and tobacco. These were previously luxury commodities but by the end of the century, they were almost considered necessities. A collection of contemporary views reflect the sentiments of the time and how the consumption of these ingestible products tied in with poverty and riches in Europe. The growth of these products fuelled the Enlightenment debate and tied in with the growth of colonialism.