Practical guides, recipes and insights for cafƩs, bars and beverage businesses using premium drink ingredients.
Welcome to The Beverage Guide, your practical resource for building better drinks using premium coffee, coffee syrups, cocktail syrups, and professional cafƩ and bar ingredients. This guide is designed for cafƩ owners, bar managers, hospitality teams, and beverage enthusiasts looking to improve their cafƩ drinks, streamline service, and create consistent, great-tasting beverages.
Here, youāll find easy-to-follow guides on using syrups and sauces in both hot and cold drinks, and practical insights into building beverage menus for cafĆ©s, bars and restaurants. We also share tested beverage recipes and drink ideas you can use on menus straight away; from specialty coffees and frappes to cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks.
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To Trend or Not to Trend?
by Melandri Taljaard, Beverage Consultant at VDP Distributors. To trend or not to trend, that is the real question. Trends...
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Fun Summer Sips to Beat The Heat
by Melandri Taljaard, Beverage Consultant at VDP Distributors. When the air hangs thick, the sun is unforgiving, the smell of...
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Non-coffee Drinks that Boost CafƩ Sales
by Melandri Taljaard, Beverage Consultant at VDP Distributors. Coffee offers high gross margins (80-90% for black coffee, 65-75% for milk...
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Ginger Berry Lemonade
ginger berry lemonade A refreshing berry lemonadeĀ INGREDIENTS 30ml x DaVinci Gourmet Lemonade Base Syrup30ml x DaVinci Gourmet Mixed Berry...
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Berry, Almond and Banana Smoothie
berry, Almond AND SMOOTHIE A nutty and berry smoothie INGREDIENTS 15ml x DaVinci Gourmet Strawberry Fruit Mix 30ml x DaVinci...
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Coffee Frappe
coffee frappe Coffee frappe INGREDIENTS 30g x DaVinci Gourmet Frappease PowderĀ 30ml x Espresso100ml x Milk230g x Ice METHOD Add the...
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Apple Ginger Spritzer
apple ginger spritzer Apple cocktail with a touch of ginger. INGREDIENTS 20ml x DaVinci Gourmet Green Apple Campagna100ml x Apple...
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Power Green Smoothie
green power smoothie A healthy smoothie INGREDIENTS 30ml x DaVinci Gourmet Passionfruit MixĀ Ā 100ml x YoghurtHalf an avocado5g x Baby spinachĀ 100ml...
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Chocolate Ginger Biscuit Frappe
chocolate ginger biscuit frappe A ginger infused chocolate frappe INGREDIENTS 30ml x DaVinci Gourmet Chocolate SauceĀ Ā 20ml x DaVinci Gourmet Shortbread...
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Gingerbread Cookies Latte
gingerbread cookies latte A winter comfort drink INGREDIENTS 10ml x DaVinci Gourmet Shortbread Cookies Syrup5g x Ginger PowderĀ 30ml x EspressoĀ 200ml...
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Peach Lemonade Slushy
peach lemonade slushy A peach lemonade slushy INGREDIENTS 30ml x DaVinci Gourmet Lemonade Base Syrup20ml x DaVinci Gourmet Peach Garden...
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Lemon Mint Iced Tea
lemon mint ICED TEA A lemon and mint iced rooibos tea INGREDIENTS 20ml x DaVinci Gourmet Menta Cubano Syrup15ml x...
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