15 traditional Jamaican breakfast drinks

Jamaicans are known for pairing their breakfast with hot beverages. There are many popular morning beverages, ranging from 'Bush' tea to the well-known Blue Mountain Coffee. While many Jamaicans enjoy hot beverages, some prefer the cold, energizing, and refreshing drinks created with tropical fruits.

Here is a list of Jamaican beverages outlined by Sweet Jamaica that you can drink with your breakfast:

1. Blue Mountain Coffee (premium quality)


2. Instant Coffee, lower-grade Jamaican coffee, often blended with imported varieties of coffee


3. Chocolate Tea (hot chocolate), made from hand-rolled chocolate balls


4. Red Rose Tea, made from imported tea leaves


5. Ovaltine, Milo, and Horlicks which are imported hot-flavored drinks


6. Cerasse Tea, bitter herbal tea renowned for reducing blood pressure, treating worms and parasites, lowering cholesterol, cleansing the blood, and more


7. Mint Tea, a refreshing herbal tea renowned for its digestive qualities


8. Ginger Tea, a fiery herbal tea renowned for reducing nausea and aiding digestion


9. Soursop Leaf Tea, a herbal tea renowned for digestion, blood pressure, inflammation, and calming nerves


10. Basil Tea, a herbal tea renowned for aiding flu and cold symptoms by opening airways and improving breathing


11. Mango Leaf Tea, a herbal tea renowned for strengthening your immune system, gut health, and diabetes


12. Coconut Water, known locally to ‘wash off your heart’ this super refreshing drink is loaded with vitamins and minerals


13. Sugarcane Juice, despite the huge amount of sugarcane grown locally this surprisingly healthy drink, is not as widely available as coconut water as you need a special press to get the juice from the sugarcane


14. Natural Fruit Juice


15. Smoothies

Consider having your breakfast the Jamaican style by pairing it with one of these tasty and refreshing beverages.