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Friday, July 13, 2012

Starbucks Refreshers

In case it hasn't been clear in my posts or photos, I drink quite a bit of Starbucks coffee.   Most of the Starbucks coffee I drink is store bought and made at home either hot or cold.   Since it's summer, my favorite way to drink it is iced: see my iced coffee recipe.   Starbucks wasn't always my preference.  My previous favorite was Dunkin' Donuts coffee.  Then Starbucks came out with a new coffee blend they called Blonde.  Now, it pains me to say that I might prefer the Starbucks Blonde to the Dunkin' Donuts original blend.  Another thing that swayed me is the Starbucks rewards program.  I love any program where I can earn something for free and there are no limits on what you can get for the free one.  Love it.  

Starbucks has also been on this trend lately where from time to time they run a promotion where you can get a drink for free.  The latest promotion was their new Starbucks Refreshers.  Today from noon to 3 p.m. they were giving away a free Refresher drink of your choice.  Of course I had to hit up Starbucks and give these drinks a try.
Very Berry Hibiscus and Cool Lime Starbucks Refreshers
I got mine via the drive-thru and said that I didn't have a preference for which one.  When I got to the window they gave me the berry flavored one and then asked if I'd like the other one to try as well.  Of course I said I'd take the other one to try!   The flavor of the drinks is unique.  I'm not even sure how to describe it.  It almost reminds of chewing a piece of minty gum.  I know that sounds weird, but maybe once you try it you'll see what I mean.  I ended up liking the berry flavored one better, but the lime wasn't bad either.  Full disclosure though, I didn't finish the lime one and I doubt I'd ever order the lime one.  All in all, will this be something that will end up in my rotation of regular ordering?  It's 50/50 at this point.  I think I already have a couple of drinks that I really like to get there, so I'd say it's unlikely, but I don't want to rule it out altogether.

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