Ti punch is rum mixed with cane syrup or sugar and a slice of lime and is a popular drink at any time of the day. Shrub is a delicious Christmas liqueur made from rum and orange peel. Planteur is a rum and fruit juice punch. There is a huge choice of Martiniquan rum, recommended brands being Trois Rivi res, Mauny, Neisson and St Cl ment. There are different brands on Guadeloupe.
French wines are available, although even red wine is usually served as a cool drink with ice.
The local beer is Lorraine , a clean-tasting beer which claims to be brewed for the tropics . Corsaire , made in Guadeloupe, is bitter tasting and insipid. Malta, a non-alcoholic beverage similar to malt beer, is produced by most breweries and said to be full of minerals and vitamins. Thirst quenching non-alcoholic drinks to look out for are the fresh fruit juices served in most snackbars and caf s. Guava, soursop, passion fruit, mandarin, and sugar cane juice are commonly seen.