Posts Tagged ‘tea’

Steve

Friday Happy Hour: Ron Barcelo & Black Tea Mystery Cocktail

Ron Barcelo/SBPR

During the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival held back in the spring, I had the chance to sample a great many wonderfully inventive mixed drinks featuring fine rums from all over the world. My personal favorite may have been the Sailor Jerry Blood Orange Daiquiri I shared with you several weeks ago, but there was another one that I really liked as well. Light, refreshing, and made with one of our favorite rums, Ron Barceló from the Dominican Republic, this drink is perfect for a nice warm day on the beach. The minute I tasted it, I wanted to write about it.

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Patrick

Taste of the Caribbean – Breakfast with Lucian Cocoa Tea

Cocoa Tea by Kathleen Bennett

In the states we have Dunkin’ Donuts and Krispy Kreme to help people start the day with a filling, doughy, sugary rush. Although, I know Stephen likes to “run on Dunkin’”, I’m sure he’d concede that few things kick off your day quite like a steaming bowl of cocoa tea. (Not that Cocoa Tea!)
First off, cocoa tea is obviously not tea. There are only 4 actual kinds of tea that come from actual tea leaves – white, green, oolong and red or black. Your bush tea? Not tea.
What cocoa tea is, however, is a rich concoction made from cocoa grown locally around St.

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