The highlight of the week so far has been the different drinks we've received each morning from Todd and the rest of the folks over at Brewed Awakenings, the new coffee shop in Morris.On Monday, they sent over a couple of Caramel Machiatos, which have espresso, steamed milk, and caramel. Mighty tasty
Tuesday, two different lattes were brought to us: The Black Squirrel -- espresso, steamed milk, and toasted hazelnut flavor -- and The Climate -- espresso, steamed milk, and rich, thick caramel. Both were superb.
Today, we got to try their fresh brewed coffee, which has a nice, robust flavor. Strong, but not overpowering. Solid.
We also got to try one of their blended espressos, the Warrior Granita. It's espresso, white chocolate, and raspberry. I'm not a big raspberry fan, but this was very good. The raspberry doesn't dominate the drink like I thought it would.
With the cold drinks, I like the fact that you can let it sit for awhile, and it stays the same. I sipped at it for a couple of hours, and it tasted the same at the end as it did at the beginning. With a hot drink, you feel like you have to zip through it before it gets lukewarm.
Although, maybe the trick would be to let it sit so long that it gets cold, just like an iced drink.
Maybe I'm thinking about this too much.
Anyway, we hope you've enjoyed the discussions Jay and I have had about these drinks about half as much as we've enjoyed the drinks themselves. And, while you're out and about today, stop by Brewed Awakenings on Route 47 in Morris, next to the Subway -- where the old Dunkin Donuts location used to be.
Just don't have too many at once.
