Category: Beverages

PRESIDENT’S DAY: Why You Should Have Hot Chocolate Today

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George Washington’s favorite drink. Photo courtesy Mars Inc. You may have imagined our Colonial forefathers drinking wine, buttered rum, beer or a cup of tea. But hot chocolate? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin enjoyed chocolate on a regular basis, according to Mars, the Historic Division of which produces American Heritage Hot Chocolate. The…
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TIP OF THE DAY: How To Make Coffee

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Yesterday we attended the Coffee & Tea Festival in New York City (sign up for the newsletter and get advance notice of future shows). We had some terrific coffees and teas and will report on our discoveries in future blog posts and product reviews. But for today, some notes about how you can make the…
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NEWS: The First Coca-Cola Recipe

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Asa Candler, who purchased the Coca-Cola recipe from John Pemberton in 1887 for $2,300, worked on the original recipe to turn it from a medicinal tonic to a soft drink. Candler was maniacal about protecting his secret recipe. He demanded that no one ever write it down. All labels were removed from ingredient containers. Staff…
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VALENTINE’S DAY: Drink Fentiman’s Rose Lemonade

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The flavor of roses creates a special lemonade. Photo courtesy Fentiman’s. When we go for soft drinks, we like something special. We’re particularly fond of the Fentiman’s Botanically Brewed Soda, a NIBBLE Top Pick Of The Week. Not your conventional soft drinks, the products are infused with botanicals and go through a slow, natural fermentation…
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NEWS: Single-Cup Coffee Makers Make News

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Bunn’s sleek new single-serve coffee maker. Photo courtesy Bunn. The single-cup coffee market (which excludes instant coffee) generated almost $200 million worth of U.S. sales in the last year, according to research firm SymphonyIRI. While that counts for just 5.2% of the coffee category, single-cup coffee sales are growing 28 times as fast as the…
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