Whether you’re looking for coffee, cocktails, or mocktails, Lakeland has no shortage of spots where you can get a delicious beverage. And if there’s anything we know about our readers + followers, it’s that y’all have some serious pride for your city.
This got us thinking — what if we could combine our love for all things Swan City with our appreciation for refreshing beverages to create the ultimate pride-in-place concoction?
We asked four businesses participating in Drink Up Week to come up with a beverage that truly embodied everything we love about Lakeland — and did they ever deliver.
☕ The White Swan Freezy | Andrew’s Coffee
This frozen concoction from the winner of our coffee bracket starts with a caramel drizzle-lined cup, followed by swirls of frozen coffee with an ice cream-like texture that gets blended with white chocolate syrup before being topped off with whipped cream.
🍹 Farmer’s Market In Bloom | Cob & Pen
While the In Bloom cocktail is a staple on Cob & Pen’s menu, this version of the drink takes a distinctly downtown twist with lavender gin and ibisco bitter liqueur from Dark Door Spirits in Tampa, orange liqueur, house-made strawberry syrup, grenadine, lime juice, and ginger beer.
🥤 Dreamsicle Energy Drink | Purrology Cafe
Not a coffee drinker, but still want that extra boost? This purr-fect Purrology creation combines Lotus plant-based energy with orange + vanilla syrups and oat milk, and is then finished off with whipped cream, a crazy straw, and orange gummies.
🍹 Put the Spice in the Coconut | LUGO’s Craft Distillery
If you want to get truly adventurous, this cocktail from the team at Lugo’s fits the bill with coconut pitorro rum, coconut cream, lime juice — and the real kicker — muddled jalapenos.
