This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of LorAnn Oils and Dixie Crystals . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development for #BrunchWeek, but all opinions are honest and they are my own. This page may contain affiliate links. When I was in college, there was a c afé just across the street from the Anthropology department where my Mayan Archaeology lecture was held at 5 in the evening. Since most of my classes were early, I was dragging by 5 and always ran over to buy a coffee before class. By that point, I was fully embracing the Turkish proverb: “Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.” I didn't go for frilly coffee drinks with lots of flavors, whipped cream, and a chocolate drizzle! But I was intrigued by the colorful bottles of syrups that lined the back wall of the entire c afé and, sometimes, I would buy an Italian soda instead of a coffee. ...