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It’s COCKTAIL TIME or is it COFFEE TIME?

NOTE: I am a Cross Country Cafe Ambassador. They provide me with coffee each month and I tell you about my favorites.

It’s cocktail time (apologies to Sandra Lee) again here on Champagne Living, and when I get the opportunity to mix TWO of my favorite beverages together, it’s a win-win-win in the drink department. My roots are as a Starbucks barista, and although I moved my way up the ladder in management for the region there is absolutely NOTHING I loved more than getting “behind the bar,” pulling shots and making a great drink.

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Did you know that the REAL Frappuccino’s were made with double strength Italian coffee that we brewed DAILY for this delicious concoction? While Starbucks now ships the “mix” to their stores, I go back to the days when we made it in-store each day.

Fun Fact: one of the customers at my store invented the frappuccino and sold the recipe to Starbucks).

Of course, once the doors were locked and the cleaning supplies came out at the end of the night, so did our secret stash of great coffee cocktails.

Here’s one of my favorites!

Backroom Barista Special

Ingredients

  • 11/2 cups half & half
  • 2 K-cups Starbucks Caffe Verona
  • 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup Woodford Reserve
  • Optional whipped cream
  • dusting of cinnamon
Backroom barista special

Some days it’s just bourbon & Caffe Verona

Directions

  1. Warm the half & half (if you have a wand steamer this is great, if not just heat it in a saucepan on the stovetop)
  2. Add the Starbucks Caffe Verona, chocolate syrup, vanilla and bourbon and stir.
  3. Top with whipped cream & shake some cinnamon on top
caffe verona cross country cafe

It all begins with the best Italian roasted beans

I’m thrilled that Cross Country Cafe is finally carrying an array of my favorite Starbucks K-Cups

  • Caffe Verona – for after dinner or in one of my FABULOUS coffee drinks
  • Pikes Place Roast – named for the flagship Starbucks store. This well balanced coffee is delicious ANY time.
  • Veranda Blend – because everyone has a blonde moment now and then.

Starbucks K-Cups

DETAILS

  • Shop at: Cross Country Café
  • Don’t forget to check out their WEEKLY COFFEE DEALS
  • Follow them on TWITTER: @CrossCntryCafe
  • Fan them on FACEBOOK
  • For Cross Country Cafe FLASH DEALS, text COFFEE to 67463 to participate

For more holiday articles, visit a few of my favorite bloggers:

  • Turkey Brie & Cranberry Sandwich by Confessions of an Overworked Mom
  • 4 Recipes for Leftovers by Tools 2 Tiaras
  • Coffee Cocktail by Champagne Living
  • Turkey Divan by Rajean Blomquist

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About Zipporah Sandler

Zipporah Sandler AKA Zippy is a lifestyle and travel specialist who after living everywhere from Providence to Paris found herself suddenly residing in South Florida (something she swore she’d never do).

Whether it be San Pellegrino water or Louis Roderer Cristal, Zippy suggests that you keep your life sparkling and your glass full.

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