You might just have an issue with Cassia cinnamon. It's more commonly available, but it's dangerous even in small quantities. You might try Ceylon cinnamon instead.
Exceeding the upper limit for coumarin is easily possible if you are consuming a lot of cassia cinnamon. In many cases, just 1-2 teaspoons could bring someone over the daily limit.
In rodents, coumarin is known to cause kidney, liver and lung damage. It may even cause cancer. In humans, there are isolated incidents of similar effects (11Trusted Source, 12Trusted Source).
So, horchata is bomb as fuck but my favorite Mexican place also made fresh-squeezed limeade and I've never had better limeade and I fucking love limeade. The shit you get from the store has a weird bitter aftertaste that fresh squeezed does not, either that or they just dumped so much sugar in the bitterness was fully hidden. However, I don't think that's the case because it's really rare that I suck on a lime and taste bitterness.
Anyway, fresh horchata, agua de Jamaica, and limeade are all fucking delicious.
I was so confused what the fuck a limeade was and forgot not everyone calls them lemons. You can just squeeze them at home. Don't even need to add sugar unless you really like sweetness. Way better than yellow lemonade.
I'd make them everyday but limes are too expensive to be doing that
Edit: I have just discovered Mexicans have their own special variety of limes that are sweet instead of sour. Explains those misshapen limes I've seen in stores before.
I’ve been making homemade atole lately and I think I like it better than horchata. Same sort of spice mix just with some fucking masa as well. It is incredible. It replaced egg nog for me this holiday season.
The Mexican version is what's most commonly drunk in the US, which just tastes like sweetened milk with cinnamon to me.
But Spanish horchata (the original) is way better. It's basically a nut milk made with tiger nuts and it tastes awesome. I've tried so hard to find tiger nuts but they're impossible to get where I live :(
Horchata, jamaica, or agua fresca. All are excellent. Horchata sits heavy though, so it makes me sleepy. Maybe if it was caffeinated it wouldn't be such a bad influence?