Except in name, malta bears no relation to a malted. (It's just as well: This tiny store has no room for a soda fountain.) Common throughout Latin America, it's a nonalcoholic beverage that smacks of molasses; Goya's version (12 fl. oz.; $1.50), like most maltas, owes that character to corn syrup and caramel color, not cane sugar.
100th St. Candy Store
23 West 100th St. (Manhattan Ave.-Central Park West), Manhattan
212-864-9248