By Teresa Brummett
Lamp staff
Recently I was online and while scanning through all the information online I came across an ad for Starbucks. The ad talked about their new frappuccino that was going to be the hit of the spring time season. I noticed that the released of said frappuccino wasn’t going to be until April 18th, although a few Starbucks were giving out free samples beforehand.
I had recently been out of town and saw where the frappuccino was supposed to be available there. So I thought it would for sure be available for sampling here in Springfield. I went through the drive through at Starbucks and asked about the free samples of the new drink. I got turned down.
Here in Springfield they were not giving away free samples. I should have tried it while I was out of town for sure. Then I wouldn’t have wasted my money.
This new Unicorn frappuccino is pretty for sure but, it’s all hype in my opinion. You have to have a taste for it. Some people loved it and some didn’t. I myself was on the fence. I could have gone either way.
I shoved my straw into my cup and the first taste I received was very tart/sour. Then it was gone. The rest of the drink tasted like some sort of berry frappuccino. There is a blue swirly stripe that went around the cup but it tasted like blueberry. The tart or sour taste was on top of the whipped cream. But that was the only place I tasted it.
I think that although it was a pretty drink that Starbucks should have gotten the public opinion of people here in Springfield to let them know exactly what they had before they released it. A frappuccino that tastes alright but, that’s it in my opinion. Even my daughter who really likes frappuccinos didn’t care for it.
So the next time you run through Starbucks you may want to find out how those fancy drinks are made and with what. Because sometimes it’s no taste and all hype.
Teresa Brummett can be reached at [email protected].
