Coffee milk using coffee and sugar. The public loved the idea of coffee milk and, especially due to the large population of Italian immigrants, the popularity of coffee milk began to rise over the course of the 20th century. In 1993, state politicians took notice. After having a competition between coffee milk and Del's Lemonade, the Rhode Island Legislature voted to change the state drink. On July 29, 1993, Rhode Island named coffee milk their official state drink. As coffee milk took off in Rhode Island, neighboring states also took notice of it. Additionally, local businesses in Rhode Island took advantage of
Coffee cherry tea latte" and a "cascara fizz", respectively. Coffee cherry tea Coffee cherry tea is a herbal tea made from the dried skins of the coffee fruit. Often, it is more than the skins that are used, and include the dried berries (or "cherries") of the coffee plant that remain after the coffee beans have been collected from within. It is also known as cascara, from the Spanish "cáscara", meaning "husk". It is different from "cáscara sagrada" tea, a powerful plant-based laxative derived from Rhamnus purshiana, which is native to the Pacific Northwest. Coffee cherry tea is a common drink in some