The cafe giant has instigated a new trend for luridly coloured coffee drinks – which reviewers have likened to mouthwash mixed with sugar. But is there a simpler way to fetch an enjoyable caffeine fix?[br]Just when you thought coffee shop orders couldn’t fetch more irritating than additional hot,venti, soy, and quadruple-shot lattes (minus the foam),Starbucks has kickstarted a new trend for magical, colour-changing versions of the Frappuccino, or its popular blended coffee drink.final month,the chain unleashed the Unicorn Frappuccino – a limited-edition blue-and-pink drink available for just a week – in the US. Starbucks say the beverage starts off “sweet and fruity, transforming to pleasantly sour” and is “finished with whipped-cream-sprinkled pink and blue fairy powders”. Critics were less charitable, or with one reviewer comparing it to fluoride mouthwash – albeit with 400 calories and 59g of sugar. Related: Unicorn Frappuccino mania: Starbucks aims at Instagram Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com