Dream - Tia Carrere

Mmmmmmm...Tia Carrere

Advantages: A decent flick
Disadvantages: Could have been better in places

None of you has probably heard of this film before, let alone seen it. I certainly wasn’t aware of it in the remotest before Channel 5 decided to screen it a few weeks back. As that night was free of any saucy, unworthy to speak of, nocturnal activities that any half-decent egotistic male like myself would like to shout about to his friends, I decided to make up the five viewers (get the pun?) that Channel 5 tends to get on any programme that hasn’t got any soft porn in it, and give this film a little chance and watch it. Surprisingly, it stars some well-known actors who include Tia Carrere (NO! That was not the reason for me watching (liar, liar, pants on fire), Donald Sutherland, John Lithgow and Thomas Ian Griffith. Carrere plays an FBI agent (I apologise from the start for not remembering the characters’ ...

kleft 08.06.2002 · Read full review
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Tia Jilldo

Advantages: That Caribbean atmosphere.
Disadvantages: Stinking hangovers!

There's a lovely story attached to the origins of Tia Maria, all about Jamaica during the Colonial Wars, fleeing noblewomen, black pearl earrings and a secret family recipe. You can read it on their website (http://www.tiamaria.co.uk) if, like me, you like to know the folklore and stories behind the things that you buy. The website will also tell you how this famous liqueur is made and the process sounds equally romantic: coffee beans grown in the foothills of the Jamaican Blue Mountain range are gathered, cracked, and mixed with vanilla and sugar and alcohol then bottled and sold to those of us who love to savour a little bit of the taste and the atmosphere of a lazy Caribbean holiday whenever we can. Otherwise, I'm afraid, the website is a little dull with some rather unadventurous cocktail suggestions and a design in similar rich ...

jillmurphy 21.08.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Tia Maria

"Tia Maria Playse"

Advantages: It's gorgeous, it'a alcoholic, it's a sweet, luxurious liqueur..
Disadvantages: Too expensive!

This has got to be my favourite drink in the world. And to use an American expression that I think rather fitting....Period. It's fantastic, I could rave on about it using all sorts of adjectives. but that's not going to get me a high rating, nor particularly inform you guys. :P As described on the rather lovely packaging, this drink is 'uniquely dark and intriguing' and I've got to agree. Tia Maria is a dark rum and while it looks like it could be quite dry, it's got a deliciously sweet coffee/vanilla taste to it that is so moreish. Pour it into a glass and you'll see a thick, dark coloured, wonderful-smelling liquid come out. Put the glass to your lips and inhale the vanilla/coffee smell. Sip it slowly and taste the luxurious pleasure that is Tia Maria. I can't describe the taste, I wouldn't do it justice. It's26.5% volume ...

Trixie_Firecracker 18.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Tia Maria