Drinks

Both hands around a big bowl of café au lait, a warm croissant, a jar of jam within reach: Canasuc’s Matin à Paris Sugar, sixty-six croissant, cup and brioche sugars hand-molded in France, turns any kitchen table into a Parisian café terrace.

Steeped, sweetened while still warm, then chilled, a glass of iced white tea with raspberries or lychees tastes of a garden in bloom thanks to Hédène’s Acacia Honey & Rose, floral, fragrant and surprisingly fresh.

Ice cubes clink, cold milk clouds the glass, and the sweetened coffee slips over it in layers: Canasuc’s Matin à Paris Sugar, shaped as croissants, cups and brioches, brings the pleasure of a Paris café terrace to a summer afternoon.

Frozen peach slices whirring into a frosty slush, the kind of glass that numbs the fingers on a hot day: Dammann Frères’ Pêche Iced Tea N°478, green tea with peach and peach blossom, carries the velvety sweetness of the orchard.

Stirred into lemon juice and sparkling water, Hédène’s Strawberry Jam with Linden Honey, fruity and floral at once, becomes an easy lemonade, pale pink and fizzing over ice with a sprig of mint.

Hot water poured in slow circles drips straight onto ice, and the carafe fills with a cool amber nectar: Terres de Café’s KSF coffee beans, an organic honey-process Heirloom from Khalid Shifa’s farm in Yirgacheffe, reveal apricot, mango and black tea.

Run a lemon wedge around the rim, dip the glass, and every sip begins with a sparkle of salt and citrus: Les Terres Blanches’ Fleur de Sel Sicilia Lemon, Trapani crystals blended with natural Sicilian lemon, crowns this rosemary cooler.

Ice clinks in the glass and mint floats on top of a lemonade sweetened with Hédène’s Acacia Honey from Burgundy, fluid, sweet and floral, which blends straight into cold lemon juice without a trace of bitterness.

Bergamot rises from the cup as frothed milk settles over the Earl Grey and a sugar rose dissolves into it: Canasuc’s L’Envie en Rose Sugar, individually wrapped, adds its powdery note, with a second flower left on the saucer.

In Morocco, mint tea is offered as a welcome; iced, sweetened and crowded with fresh sprigs, it becomes a summer welcome too, thanks to Dammann Frères’ Organic Mint Tea Bags, organic Chinese Gunpowder green tea with natural mint flavoring.

Late in the evening, a small espresso arrives crowned with foam, a square of dark chocolate on the side and two feathers resting on the saucer as if by chance: Canasuc’s L’Air de Rien Sugar, a quiet gesture of French elegance.

Hold a glass up to the light and the color alone is a promise, deep and jewel-toned: Laurent Agnès’s Raspberry Vinegar, bright and tart, stirred with honey and sparkling water, makes a refreshing alcohol-free spritzer.