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From Costa Rica To New Jersey To Your Drink - Check Out This Holiday Classic with a Twist

Updated: Dec 2, 2020


If you're in New Jersey and want a taste from Costa Rica, then check out Classic Dezert Company in Mount Holly. Owner, Gennaro Annunziato has been selling desserts to my family's restaurant (Villari's Lakeside) for years, but that is not all he does. Gennaro also dabbles in the vanilla bean industry. The vanilla beans are grown in Costa Rica then brought back to his vanilla laboratory located in Classic Dezert's!

I started using Gennaro's vanilla extract this summer to create a vanilla simple syrup for the Simply Bella's line. And with lots of positive feedback, I now make a variety of flavors with the extract such as Cinnamon Vanilla, Toasted Marshmallow & Vanilla Apple (seasonal).


Customers often ask for new ways to use the syrup other than just cocktails, and believe me, there are plenty! Pictured is a cinnamon vanilla mug cake I made replacing the granulated sugar for simple syrup. Want the recipe? Its is available on my instagram! However, for those who know me, know I love my cocktails so check out the recipe below for a fall sangria!



Cinnamon Vanilla Sangria

1.25oz Fireball

2oz Moscato

1/4oz Apple Cider

Top with Club Soda


Have a local product that you're interested in being made into a syrup?

Send an email to Isabella.Abbate@SimplyBellas.com


Facebook: Simply Bella's

Instagram: @Simply_Bellas





6 Comments


Me agradó bastante descubrir este contenido sobre MagisTV gratis. Estaba buscando información fácil de entender y encontré aquí una explicación clara, junto con varios detalles interesantes. La publicación mantiene un buen equilibrio entre sencillez, orden e información relevante.

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support
Jun 08

Reading how Gennaro brings vanilla beans from Costa Rica to his New Jersey lab made me think of my own experiments-like that stickman game where you manage resources carefully.

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minis
minis
May 06

This post gives me all the holiday feels! That traditional Costa Rican drink looks absolutely delicious. My idea of a perfect afternoon would be sipping on a glass of that while relaxing with some casual games on minigame. There’s something about that combo that just screams "vacation mode." Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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Wow, that's amazing!

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Barry Allen
Barry Allen
Oct 24, 2025

This sounds like a cool little business! I love the idea of bringing Costa Rican vanilla beans to Jersey. I wonder if they have any winning strategies for unique flavor combinations like in Tennis Zero. Might have to try that Cinnamon Vanilla Sangria recipe!

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