During a recent trip back to the States, I had a glorious lunch with none other than a great old friend, il dottore. In the back of a nautical themed Italian restaurant in Greenwich, the two titans of digestivi obviously wanted to enjoy many types of after dinner drinks, but alas, our establishment was terribly understocked, offering a disappointing range of tawny ports and cognacs. Luckily though, way back, behind the liquor bottles, il digestivatore spied an old stalwart, Tia Maria.
According to legend, the recipe for this smooth, coffee flavored liquor was saved by the maid of a Spanish noble woman who was forced from her plantation in Jamaica during the colonial wars in the 17th century. According to history, Dr Kenneth Leigh Evans, a Jamaican scientist, invented the drink in the 1950’s using coffee beans from the Blue Mountains. Whatever the truth may be, Tia Maria is always a delicious way to polish off a 3 hour lunch.
Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆
Il Digestivo 