Drink of the Week: Adina's Caramel Kick Coffee Energy Drink

If you foster an addiction to those mass-marketed cold coffee drinks where sugar is the top note, consider supporting a locally-born version of the same thing with Adina's coffee energy drinks. This fair-trade beverage company is a partnership between its San Francisco-based founder Magatte Wade-Marchand and Odwalla's Greg Steltenpohl; Adina means life in Senegal, where Wade-Marchand was born. While her Vanilla Nut Case has the best name, the Caramel Kick provides the best balance between the coffee's richness and a satisfying sweetness, without going overboard.