I can’t seem to keep up with Starbucks these days. The Sakura latte sold out before the sakura even started blooming in Japan. Succeeding it is the “Creamy Vanilla Latte with Lemony Swirl” which is a name so long I find it inappropriate. Seriously, in katakana it looks like this:
クレーミーバニララテwithレモニースワール
I don’t particularly like fruit flavoring paired with hot
coffee, so I skipped out on the latte and ordered the Frappuccino. The lemon
really overpowers the entire taste of the drink. If I could rename it, I would
call it, “Lemony Frappuccino with Vanilla,” or maybe just “Lemon Frappuccino,”
or better still, “Lemon drink.” That was
about how it tasted.
However, I should be grateful for the odd concoctions
produced by Starbucks Japan, however ill-flavored they may be. In Starbucks Korea
I could not find any original drinks, so
perhaps I'm lucky to be spending this spring living in the land of Strawberry
Sakura and Lemony Vanilla.
Or maybe I just need a break from Starbucks.
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